diff --git a/autogen.sh b/autogen.sh
index 427394af47..488e913b2b 100755
--- a/autogen.sh
+++ b/autogen.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
-autoreconf -fiv
+autoreconf -fiv || exit 1
 rm -Rf autom4te.cache