diff --git a/Userland/DevTools/HackStudio/ProjectBuilder.cpp b/Userland/DevTools/HackStudio/ProjectBuilder.cpp
index 1052fd3ed2..39a156398e 100644
--- a/Userland/DevTools/HackStudio/ProjectBuilder.cpp
+++ b/Userland/DevTools/HackStudio/ProjectBuilder.cpp
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ ErrorOr<void> ProjectBuilder::build(StringView active_file)
     }
 
     if (m_is_serenity == IsSerenityRepo::No) {
+        TRY(verify_make_is_installed());
         TRY(m_terminal->run_command("make"));
         return {};
     }
@@ -65,6 +66,7 @@ ErrorOr<void> ProjectBuilder::run(StringView active_file)
     }
 
     if (m_is_serenity == IsSerenityRepo::No) {
+        TRY(verify_make_is_installed());
         TRY(m_terminal->run_command("make run"));
         return {};
     }
@@ -102,6 +104,7 @@ ErrorOr<void> ProjectBuilder::update_active_file(StringView active_file)
 
 ErrorOr<void> ProjectBuilder::build_serenity_component()
 {
+    TRY(verify_make_is_installed());
     TRY(m_terminal->run_command(String::formatted("make {}", m_serenity_component_name), build_directory(), TerminalWrapper::WaitForExit::Yes, "Make failed"sv));
     return {};
 }
@@ -255,6 +258,14 @@ ErrorOr<void> ProjectBuilder::verify_cmake_is_installed()
     return Error::from_string_literal("CMake port is not installed"sv);
 }
 
+ErrorOr<void> ProjectBuilder::verify_make_is_installed()
+{
+    auto res = Core::command("make --version", {});
+    if (!res.is_error() && res.value().exit_code == 0)
+        return {};
+    return Error::from_string_literal("Make port is not installed"sv);
+}
+
 String ProjectBuilder::build_directory() const
 {
     return LexicalPath::join(m_project_root, "Build"sv).string();
diff --git a/Userland/DevTools/HackStudio/ProjectBuilder.h b/Userland/DevTools/HackStudio/ProjectBuilder.h
index 22766788e4..bb2d97da21 100644
--- a/Userland/DevTools/HackStudio/ProjectBuilder.h
+++ b/Userland/DevTools/HackStudio/ProjectBuilder.h
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ private:
     static void for_each_library_dependencies(Function<void(String, Vector<StringView>)>);
     static ErrorOr<String> component_name(StringView cmake_file_path);
     static ErrorOr<void> verify_cmake_is_installed();
+    static ErrorOr<void> verify_make_is_installed();
 
     String m_project_root;
     Project const& m_project;