diff --git a/check_libs.mk b/check_libs.mk
index fd30b353fd5f46e76e14a826c18dce53cd617297..0acea32a0a00bb97bd650b8e008ae158c090f2f7 100644
--- a/check_libs.mk
+++ b/check_libs.mk
@@ -111,4 +111,17 @@ ifeq ($(shell brew ls --versions libmagic),)
 else
 	@echo "Found libmagic version: $(shell brew ls --versions libmagic). Skipping"
 endif
+
+endif
+ifeq ($(CCFLAGS),LINUX)
+ifeq ($(shell apt list --installed | grep libmagic-dev),)
+	@echo "${RED}--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------${NC}"
+	@echo "---> ${RED}LIBMAGIC not found. Please use the command below to install it. ${NC}\n"
+	@echo "\t${RED}apt install libmagic-dev${NC}"
+	@echo ""
+	@echo "${RED}--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------${NC}"
+	exit 1
+else
+	@echo "Found libmagic-dev. Skipping"
+endif
 endif
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