diff --git a/ezbuild b/ezbuild
index a9d1184..02d9f21 100755
--- a/ezbuild
+++ b/ezbuild
@@ -14,3 +14,8 @@ source ${EZROOT}/libraries/common
 # Load EzBuild libraries & configuration
 loadLibraries
 loadConfiguration
+
+# Check system requirements
+printInfo "Checking system prerequisites..."
+checkPrerequisites
+[ ${?} -ne 0 ] && die "Your environment does not meet EzBuild requirements"
diff --git a/ezsync b/ezsync
index a9d1184..02d9f21 100755
--- a/ezsync
+++ b/ezsync
@@ -14,3 +14,8 @@ source ${EZROOT}/libraries/common
 # Load EzBuild libraries & configuration
 loadLibraries
 loadConfiguration
+
+# Check system requirements
+printInfo "Checking system prerequisites..."
+checkPrerequisites
+[ ${?} -ne 0 ] && die "Your environment does not meet EzBuild requirements"
diff --git a/libraries/common b/libraries/common
index 6a88ebd..0c1f988 100644
--- a/libraries/common
+++ b/libraries/common
@@ -3,6 +3,34 @@
 # Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v3
 
 
+#-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Checks if system running EzBuild meets its requirements
+#-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+function checkPrerequisites() {
+	if [ "$(uname -s)" != "Linux" ]; then
+		printError "You are trying to launch ${EZNAME} on non-Linux system!"
+		return 1
+	fi
+	if [ "${EUID}" != "0" ] && [ "${USER}" != "root" ]; then
+		printError "The ${EZNAME} needs to be launched from root account!"
+		return 1
+	fi
+	if [ ! -e /dev/null ]; then
+		printError "The /dev directory seems to be not mounted!"
+		return 1
+	fi
+	if [ ! -e /proc/mounts ]; then
+		printError "The /proc directory seems to be not mounted!"
+		return 1
+	fi
+	ping -c 1 google.com &> /dev/null
+	if [ ${?} -ne 0 ]; then
+		printError "There seems to be no Internet conectivity!"
+		return 1
+	fi
+	return 0
+}
+
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Tests for a minimum version level by comparing version numbers
 # Parameters: %min_version% %test_version%