diff --git a/src/all.bash b/src/all.bash
index 5d994d3d0dae97..abe2beb6dd8b46 100755
--- a/src/all.bash
+++ b/src/all.bash
@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@ if [ ! -f make.bash ]; then
 	echo 'all.bash must be run from $GOROOT/src' 1>&2
 	exit 1
 fi
+if [ ! -f cmd/api/run.go ]; then
+	echo 'all.bash cannot be run from a binary download package' 1>&2
+	exit 1
+fi
 OLDPATH="$PATH"
 . ./make.bash "$@" --no-banner
 bash run.bash --no-rebuild