diff --git a/rfcmd/build.sh b/rfcmd/build.sh
index b3da439a..fb5100b9 100644
--- a/rfcmd/build.sh
+++ b/rfcmd/build.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/sh
-make clean
-make
-echo rfcmd built!
-
+set -e
+make clean || { echo "Warning: make clean failed"; }
+make || { echo "make failed"; exit 1; }
+make install || { echo "make install failed"; exit 1; }
+echo rfcmd built and installed!