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diff --git a/usertools/dpdk-devbind.py b/usertools/dpdk-devbind.py
index 7d564634..40dc28a7 100755
--- a/usertools/dpdk-devbind.py
+++ b/usertools/dpdk-devbind.py
@@ -655,6 +655,13 @@ def do_arg_actions():
def main():
'''program main function'''
+ # check if lspci is installed, suppress any output
+ with open(os.devnull, 'w') as devnull:
+ ret = subprocess.call(['which', 'lspci'],
+ stdout=devnull, stderr=devnull)
+ if ret != 0:
+ print("'lspci' not found - please install 'pciutils'")
+ sys.exit(1)
parse_args()
check_modules()
clear_data()