diff --git a/scripts/Makefile.toolchain.zephyr b/scripts/Makefile.toolchain.zephyr
index e2594d13148..a64367279c0 100644
--- a/scripts/Makefile.toolchain.zephyr
+++ b/scripts/Makefile.toolchain.zephyr
@@ -12,8 +12,18 @@
 #
 #######################################################################
 
+REQUIRED_SDK_VER=0.8.2
+
 ifndef ZEPHYR_SDK_INSTALL_DIR
+
 $(error ZEPHYR_SDK_INSTALL_DIR is not set)
+else
+SDK_VERSION = $(shell cat ${ZEPHYR_SDK_INSTALL_DIR}/sdk_version)
+SDK_CHECK = $(shell vercomp $(REQUIRED_SDK_VER) $(SDK_VERSION) || echo $$?)
+
+ifeq ($(SDK_CHECK),1)
+$(error (The SDK version you are using is old, please update your SDK. You need at least SDK version $(REQUIRED_SDK_VER)))
+endif
 endif
 
 ifeq ($(HOST_OS),MINGW)
diff --git a/scripts/vercomp b/scripts/vercomp
new file mode 100755
index 00000000000..1ca1fb614e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/vercomp
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# `vercomp()` is copied from: http://stackoverflow.com/a/4025065
+
+# Usage: vercomp <version 1> <version 2>
+# return codes:
+#    0: version 1 and version 2 are the same
+#    1: version 1 is higher
+#    2: version 2 is higher
+
+
+vercomp () {
+    if [[ $1 == $2 ]]
+    then
+        return 0
+    fi
+    local IFS=.
+    local i ver1=($1) ver2=($2)
+    # fill empty fields in ver1 with zeros
+    for ((i=${#ver1[@]}; i<${#ver2[@]}; i++))
+    do
+        ver1[i]=0
+    done
+    for ((i=0; i<${#ver1[@]}; i++))
+    do
+        if [[ -z ${ver2[i]} ]]
+        then
+            # fill empty fields in ver2 with zeros
+            ver2[i]=0
+        fi
+        if ((10#${ver1[i]} > 10#${ver2[i]}))
+        then
+            return 1
+        fi
+        if ((10#${ver1[i]} < 10#${ver2[i]}))
+        then
+            return 2
+        fi
+    done
+    return 0
+}
+
+vercomp $1 $2