1 files changed, 4 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/scripts/runqemu-gen-tapdevs b/scripts/runqemu-gen-tapdevs
index 9f313879e6..15bccd4484 100755
--- a/scripts/runqemu-gen-tapdevs
+++ b/scripts/runqemu-gen-tapdevs
@@ -62,6 +62,10 @@ if [ -z "$IFCONFIG" ]; then
         # Is it ever anywhere else?
         IFCONFIG=/sbin/ifconfig
 fi
+if [ ! -x "$IFCONFIG" ]; then
+       echo "$IFCONFIG cannot be executed"
+       exit 1
+fi
 
 # Ensure we start with a clean slate
 for tap in `$IFCONFIG | grep ^tap | awk '{ print \$1 }'`; do