diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index f17bd68..26f1956 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ direnv: $(BIN_DIR)
 	bin_path="$(BIN_DIR)" ./installers/direnv.sh
 
 firacode: $(FONTS_DIR)
+	command -v fc-cache > /dev/null || exit 1
 	./installers/firacode.sh && fc-cache
 
 $(BIN_DIR) $(FONTS_DIR):