diff --git a/scripts/hdrcheck.sh b/scripts/hdrcheck.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..b3bb683
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/hdrcheck.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+for FILE in `grep '^#include <' $2 | cut -f2 -d\< | cut -f1 -d\> | egrep ^linux\|^asm` ; do
+    if [ ! -r $1/$FILE ]; then
+	echo $2 requires $FILE, which does not exist
+	exit 1
+    fi
+done