diff --git a/check.sh b/check.sh
index fb9c859cc..c745a99a6 100755
--- a/check.sh
+++ b/check.sh
@@ -67,6 +67,16 @@ function findGodot() {
         echo "Found 'godot4' executable"
         godotBin="godot4"
 
+    elif command -v godot &>/dev/null; then
+        # Check if `godot` actually is Godot 4.x
+        if godot --version | grep -qE "^4\\."; then
+            echo "Found 'godot' executable with version $(godot --version)"
+            godotBin="godot"
+        else
+            echo "Godot executable found, but it is the incompatible version $(godot --version)"
+            exit 2
+        fi
+
     # Special case for Windows when there is a .bat file
     # Also consider that 'cmd /c' would need 'cmd //c' (https://stackoverflow.com/q/21357813)
     elif
@@ -99,7 +109,7 @@ for arg in "${args[@]}"; do
         ;;
     itest)
         findGodot
-        
+
         cmds+=("cargo $toolchain build -p itest $extraArgs")
         cmds+=("$godotBin --path itest/godot --headless")
         ;;