diff --git a/misc/makerelease/makerelease.go b/misc/makerelease/makerelease.go
index f67cd5414c..1f60f87045 100644
--- a/misc/makerelease/makerelease.go
+++ b/misc/makerelease/makerelease.go
@@ -154,6 +154,7 @@ func main() {
 			log.Fatalln("setupOAuthClient:", err)
 		}
 	}
+	ok := true
 	for _, targ := range flag.Args() {
 		var b Build
 		if m := fileRe.FindStringSubmatch(targ); m != nil {
@@ -205,8 +206,12 @@ func main() {
 		}
 		if err := b.Do(); err != nil {
 			log.Printf("%s: %v", targ, err)
+			ok = false
 		}
 	}
+	if !ok {
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
 }
 
 type Build struct {