diff --git a/tools/make.py b/tools/make.py
index c50005fbc5..6ae1e4b095 100755
--- a/tools/make.py
+++ b/tools/make.py
@@ -291,3 +291,5 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
                 traceback.print_exc(file=sys.stdout)
             else:
                 print "[ERROR] %s" % str(e)
+            
+            sys.exit(1)