diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mkcapflags.sh b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mkcapflags.sh
index 6988c74409a8..711b74e0e623 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mkcapflags.sh
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mkcapflags.sh
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 # Generate the x86_cap/bug_flags[] arrays from include/asm/cpufeatures.h
 #
 
+set -e
+
 IN=$1
 OUT=$2