diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index ba82181..49dac73 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 # Configuration and variables
 include mk/config.mk
 
+# Dependencies
+include mk/depends.mk
+
 all: build/harddrive.bin
 
 coreboot: build/coreboot.elf
diff --git a/mk/depends.mk b/mk/depends.mk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9b5b5f6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mk/depends.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+# Dependencies
+
+XARGO_VERSION=0.3.20
+ifeq ($(shell cargo install --list | grep '^xargo v$(XARGO_VERSION):$$'),)
+$(error xargo $(XARGO_VERSION) not found, run "cargo install --force --version $(XARGO_VERSION) xargo")
+endif