diff --git a/autogen.sh b/autogen.sh
index 206085ac5..3e7444bc3 100755
--- a/autogen.sh
+++ b/autogen.sh
@@ -3,8 +3,9 @@
 rm -rf autom4te.cache
 rm -f aclocal.m4 ltmain.sh config.cache
 
-autoreconf --symlink --install
+autoreconf --symlink --install || exit 1
 
 if [ -z "$NOCONFIGURE" ]; then
   exec ./configure -C "$@"
 fi
+exit 0