diff --git a/FFmpeg/CMakeLists.txt b/FFmpeg/CMakeLists.txt
index 443fda48..38b1b6d5 100644
--- a/FFmpeg/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/FFmpeg/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -35,6 +35,18 @@ else()
             message(FATAL_ERROR "Required executable Bash not found")
         endif()
 
+        get_filename_component(BASH_BIN_DIR "${FFMPEG_BASH_EXE}" DIRECTORY)
+
+        find_program(SFEMOVIE_TAR_EXE tar PATHS "${BASH_BIN_DIR}" NO_DEFAULT_PATH)
+        if (NOT SFEMOVIE_TAR_EXE)
+            message(FATAL_ERROR "Your MSYS2 installation is expected to provide the 'tar' program, install with 'pacman -S tar'")
+        endif()
+
+        find_program(SFEMOVIE_MAKE_EXE make PATHS "${BASH_BIN_DIR}" NO_DEFAULT_PATH)
+        if (NOT SFEMOVIE_MAKE_EXE)
+            message(FATAL_ERROR "Your MSYS2 installation is expected to provide the 'make' program, install with 'pacman -S make'")
+        endif()
+
         file(WRITE "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/BashPath.var" "${FFMPEG_BASH_EXE}")
         if (NOT EXISTS "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/BashPath.var")
             message(FATAL_ERROR "Writing file \"${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/BashPath.var\" failed!")
@@ -51,11 +63,6 @@ else()
         message(FATAL_ERROR "Required executable Yasm not found")
     endif()
 
-    find_program(SFEMOVIE_TAR_EXE tar PATHS "${ADDITIONAL_BIN_DIR}")
-    if (NOT SFEMOVIE_TAR_EXE)
-        message(FATAL_ERROR "Required executable 'tar' not found")
-    endif()
-
     file(WRITE "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/YasmPath.var" "${FFMPEG_YASM_EXE}")
     if (NOT EXISTS "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/YasmPath.var")
         message(FATAL_ERROR "Writing file \"${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/YasmPath.var\" failed!")