diff --git a/src/make/gcc.mak b/src/make/gcc.mak
index 89f51e6b3..4e3bcdcc6 100644
--- a/src/make/gcc.mak
+++ b/src/make/gcc.mak
@@ -20,17 +20,17 @@ SUBDIRS	=		\
 
 .PHONY: all
 all:
-	for i in $(SUBDIRS); do $(MAKE) -C $$i -f make/gcc.mak all; done
+	for i in $(SUBDIRS); do $(MAKE) -C $$i -f make/gcc.mak all || exit $$?; done
 
 .PHONY: dist
 dist:
-	for i in $(SUBDIRS); do $(MAKE) -C $$i -f make/gcc.mak dist; done
+	for i in $(SUBDIRS); do $(MAKE) -C $$i -f make/gcc.mak dist || exit $$?; done
 
 .PHONY: clean
 clean:
-	for i in $(SUBDIRS); do $(MAKE) -C $$i -f make/gcc.mak clean; done
+	for i in $(SUBDIRS); do $(MAKE) -C $$i -f make/gcc.mak clean || exit $$?; done
 
 .PHONY: zap
 zap:
-	for i in $(SUBDIRS); do $(MAKE) -C $$i -f make/gcc.mak zap; done
+	for i in $(SUBDIRS); do $(MAKE) -C $$i -f make/gcc.mak zap || exit $$?; done