diff --git a/scripts/gpg-init b/scripts/gpg-init
index e4045ca..b02b2d3 100755
--- a/scripts/gpg-init
+++ b/scripts/gpg-init
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 set -eu
 
+gpg2 --version >/dev/null  # verify that GnuPG 2 is installed
+
 USER_ID="${1}"
 HOMEDIR=~/.gnupg/trezor
 CURVE=${CURVE:="nist256p1"}  # or "ed25519"
diff --git a/scripts/gpg-shell b/scripts/gpg-shell
index a8def89..07f593d 100755
--- a/scripts/gpg-shell
+++ b/scripts/gpg-shell
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 set -eu
 
+gpg2 --version >/dev/null  # verify that GnuPG 2 is installed
+
 export GNUPGHOME=~/.gnupg/trezor
 
 # Make sure that the device is unlocked before starting the shell