diff --git a/contrib/download-frozen-image-v2.sh b/contrib/download-frozen-image-v2.sh
index 111e3fa2ba..d3c88c17d1 100755
--- a/contrib/download-frozen-image-v2.sh
+++ b/contrib/download-frozen-image-v2.sh
@@ -11,6 +11,10 @@ if ! command -v curl &> /dev/null; then
 	echo >&2 'error: "curl" not found!'
 	exit 1
 fi
+if ! command -v jq &> /dev/null; then
+	echo >&2 'error: "jq" not found!'
+	exit 1
+fi
 
 usage() {
 	echo "usage: $0 dir image[:tag][@digest] ..."