diff --git a/packages/linux-kernel/build-kernel.sh b/packages/linux-kernel/build-kernel.sh
index c6db1669..2c02f5c3 100755
--- a/packages/linux-kernel/build-kernel.sh
+++ b/packages/linux-kernel/build-kernel.sh
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 CWD=$(pwd)
 KERNEL_SRC=linux
 
+set -e
+
 if [ ! -d ${KERNEL_SRC} ]; then
     echo "Linux Kernel source directory does not exists, please 'git clone'"
     exit 1