diff --git a/bjam b/bjam
index d0a49c3f7..962d5a87a 100755
--- a/bjam
+++ b/bjam
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@ set -e
 if 
   which bjam >/dev/null 2>/dev/null && #Have a bjam in path
   ! grep UFIHGUFIHBDJKNCFZXAEVA "$(which bjam)" >/dev/null && #bjam in path isn't this script
-  bjam --help >/dev/null 2>/dev/null #bjam in path isn't broken (i.e. has boost-build)
+  bjam --help >/dev/null 2>/dev/null && #bjam in path isn't broken (i.e. has boost-build)
+  bjam --version |grep "Boost.Build 201" >/dev/null 2>/dev/null #It's recent enough.  
 then
   #Delegate to system bjam
   exec bjam "$@"