diff --git a/rpcs3/main.cpp b/rpcs3/main.cpp
index 349db34673..c4546ae770 100644
--- a/rpcs3/main.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/main.cpp
@@ -60,6 +60,13 @@ DYNAMIC_IMPORT("ntdll.dll", NtSetTimerResolution, NTSTATUS(ULONG DesiredResoluti
 
 #if defined(__APPLE__)
 #include <dispatch/dispatch.h>
+// sysinfo_darwin.mm
+namespace Darwin_Version
+{
+	extern int getNSmajorVersion();
+	extern int getNSminorVersion();
+	extern int getNSpatchVersion();
+}
 #endif
 
 #include "Utilities/Config.h"
@@ -519,6 +526,13 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv)
 	}
 #endif
 
+#ifdef __APPLE__
+	if ((Darwin_Version::getNSmajorVersion() == 14 && Darwin_Version::getNSminorVersion() < 3) && (utils::get_cpu_brand().rfind("VirtualApple", 0) == 0))
+	{
+		report_fatal_error("Unsupported Rosetta version.\nPlease update macOS to a supported version.");
+	}
+#endif
+
 	ensure(thread_ctrl::is_main(), "Not main thread");
 
 	// Initialize TSC freq (in case it isn't)