diff --git a/util/crossgcc/buildgcc b/util/crossgcc/buildgcc
index 740a0358b9..1f73078b78 100755
--- a/util/crossgcc/buildgcc
+++ b/util/crossgcc/buildgcc
@@ -226,8 +226,10 @@ unpack_and_patch() {
 		for patch in patches/${dir}_*.patch; do
 			test -r $patch || continue
 			printf "   o $(basename $patch)\n"
-			$PATCH -s -N -p0 < $(echo $patch) || \
+			$PATCH -s -N -p0 < $(echo $patch) || {
 				printf "\n${RED}Failed $patch.${NC}\n"
+				exit 1
+			}
 		done
 		touch ${dir}/.unpack_success
 	)