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diff --git a/t/test-lib.sh b/t/test-lib.sh
index aad46066a..bff3d7570 100644
--- a/t/test-lib.sh
+++ b/t/test-lib.sh
@@ -51,6 +51,15 @@ then
fi
GIT_BUILD_DIR="$TEST_DIRECTORY"/..
+################################################################
+# It appears that people try to run tests without building...
+"$GIT_BUILD_DIR/git" >/dev/null
+if test $? != 1
+then
+ echo >&2 'error: you do not seem to have built git yet.'
+ exit 1
+fi
+
. "$GIT_BUILD_DIR"/GIT-BUILD-OPTIONS
export PERL_PATH SHELL_PATH