diff --git a/Makefile.include b/Makefile.include
index c97ae544e91b396af89f36764c7b7934227ab0e1..463548ed49e8cafe4759c3b95adfd5c0872b3f10 100644
--- a/Makefile.include
+++ b/Makefile.include
@@ -133,5 +133,9 @@ buildtest:
 			$${ECHO} "$${GREEN}success$${RESET}"; \
 		else \
 			$${ECHO} "$${RED}failed$${RESET}"; \
+			BUILDTESTFAILED=1; \
 		fi; \
 	done; \
+	if [ "$${BUILDTESTFAILED}" = "1" ]; then \
+		exit 1; \
+	fi