diff --git a/popt.spec b/popt.spec
index ef26a00..e2ee5df 100644
--- a/popt.spec
+++ b/popt.spec
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ mkdir -p $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_sysconfdir}/popt.d/
 %find_lang %{name}
 
 %check
-make check || cat tests/*.log
+make check || (cat tests/*.log; exit 1)
 
 %ldconfig_scriptlets