diff --git a/RPM/build_rpm.in b/RPM/build_rpm.in
index 7e0a423bb..8b5dc801b 100644
--- a/RPM/build_rpm.in
+++ b/RPM/build_rpm.in
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/sh -x
 
+set -e
+
 version=@VERSION@
 temp_dir=/var/tmp
 srcdir=@srcdir@