diff --git a/tools/drawergen/drawergen.cpp b/tools/drawergen/drawergen.cpp
index 068fb164fa..8896e3f7b3 100644
--- a/tools/drawergen/drawergen.cpp
+++ b/tools/drawergen/drawergen.cpp
@@ -633,78 +633,86 @@ void AddSourceFileTimestamp(const char *timestamp)
 
 int main(int argc, char **argv)
 {
-	if (argc != 2)
+	try
 	{
-		std::cerr << "Usage: " << argv[0] << "<output filename>" << std::endl;
-		return 1;
-	}
-
-	std::string timestamp_filename = argv[1] + std::string(".timestamp");
-
-	FILE *file = fopen(timestamp_filename.c_str(), "rb");
-	if (file != nullptr)
-	{
-		char buffer[4096];
-		int bytes_read = fread(buffer, 1, 4096, file);
-		fclose(file);
-		std::string last_timestamp;
-		if (bytes_read > 0)
-			last_timestamp = std::string(buffer, bytes_read);
-
-		if (AllTimestamps() == last_timestamp)
+		if (argc != 2)
 		{
-			std::cout << "Not recompiling drawers because the object file is already up to date." << std::endl;
-			exit(0);
+			std::cerr << "Usage: " << argv[0] << "<output filename>" << std::endl;
+			return 1;
 		}
+
+		std::string timestamp_filename = argv[1] + std::string(".timestamp");
+
+		FILE *file = fopen(timestamp_filename.c_str(), "rb");
+		if (file != nullptr)
+		{
+			char buffer[4096];
+			int bytes_read = fread(buffer, 1, 4096, file);
+			fclose(file);
+			std::string last_timestamp;
+			if (bytes_read > 0)
+				last_timestamp = std::string(buffer, bytes_read);
+
+			if (AllTimestamps() == last_timestamp)
+			{
+				std::cout << "Not recompiling drawers because the object file is already up to date." << std::endl;
+				exit(0);
+			}
+		}
+
+		llvm::install_fatal_error_handler([](void *user_data, const std::string& reason, bool gen_crash_diag)
+		{
+			std::cerr << "LLVM fatal error: " << reason;
+			exit(1);
+		});
+
+		llvm::InitializeNativeTarget();
+		llvm::InitializeNativeTargetAsmPrinter();
+
+		std::string cpuName = "pentium4";
+		std::cout << "Compiling drawer code for " << cpuName << ".." << std::endl;
+
+		LLVMDrawers drawersSSE2(cpuName, "_SSE2");
+
+		file = fopen(argv[1], "wb");
+		if (file == nullptr)
+		{
+			std::cerr << "Unable to open " << argv[1] << " for writing." << std::endl;
+			return 1;
+		}
+
+		int result = fwrite(drawersSSE2.ObjectFile.data(), drawersSSE2.ObjectFile.size(), 1, file);
+		fclose(file);
+
+		if (result != 1)
+		{
+			std::cerr << "Could not write data to " << argv[1] << std::endl;
+			return 1;
+		}
+
+		file = fopen(timestamp_filename.c_str(), "wb");
+		if (file == nullptr)
+		{
+			std::cerr << "Could not create timestamp file" << std::endl;
+			return 1;
+		}
+		result = fwrite(AllTimestamps().data(), AllTimestamps().length(), 1, file);
+		fclose(file);
+		if (result != 1)
+		{
+			std::cerr << "Could not write timestamp file" << std::endl;
+			return 1;
+		}
+
+		//LLVMDrawers drawersSSE4("core2");
+		//LLVMDrawers drawersAVX("sandybridge");
+		//LLVMDrawers drawersAVX2("haswell");
+
+		return 0;
 	}
-
-	llvm::install_fatal_error_handler([](void *user_data, const std::string& reason, bool gen_crash_diag)
+	catch (const std::exception &e)
 	{
-		std::cerr << "LLVM fatal error: " << reason;
-		exit(1);
-	});
-
-	llvm::InitializeNativeTarget();
-	llvm::InitializeNativeTargetAsmPrinter();
-
-	std::string cpuName = "pentium4";
-	std::cout << "Compiling drawer code for " << cpuName << ".." << std::endl;
-
-	LLVMDrawers drawersSSE2(cpuName, "_SSE2");
-
-	file = fopen(argv[1], "wb");
-	if (file == nullptr)
-	{
-		std::cerr << "Unable to open " << argv[1] << " for writing." << std::endl;
+		std::cerr << e.what() << std::endl;
 		return 1;
 	}
-
-	int result = fwrite(drawersSSE2.ObjectFile.data(), drawersSSE2.ObjectFile.size(), 1, file);
-	fclose(file);
-
-	if (result != 1)
-	{
-		std::cerr << "Could not write data to " << argv[1] << std::endl;
-		return 1;
-	}
-
-	file = fopen(timestamp_filename.c_str(), "wb");
-	if (file == nullptr)
-	{
-		std::cerr << "Could not create timestamp file" << std::endl;
-		return 1;
-	}
-	result = fwrite(AllTimestamps().data(), AllTimestamps().length(), 1, file);
-	fclose(file);
-	if (result != 1)
-	{
-		std::cerr << "Could not write timestamp file" << std::endl;
-		return 1;
-	}
-
-	//LLVMDrawers drawersSSE4("core2");
-	//LLVMDrawers drawersAVX("sandybridge");
-	//LLVMDrawers drawersAVX2("haswell");
-
-	return 0;
 }