diff --git a/scripts/check_prerequisites.sh b/scripts/check_prerequisites.sh
index 20b39b26a93..a0f4cb61583 100755
--- a/scripts/check_prerequisites.sh
+++ b/scripts/check_prerequisites.sh
@@ -12,6 +12,16 @@
 
 set -eu
 
+set +e
+declare -A test_map
+res=$?
+if [[ $res -ne 0 ]]; then
+  echo "✗ ERROR: declare -A is not supported. Do you have bash version 4.0 or higher installed?"
+  exit 2
+fi
+set -e
+
+
 declare -A python
 python["name"]="Python"
 python["version_command"]="python --version 2>&1 | awk '{print \$2}'"