diff --git a/travis/build-retroarch-metal.sh b/travis/build-retroarch-metal.sh
index 922f19ab..fcdf3daf 100755
--- a/travis/build-retroarch-metal.sh
+++ b/travis/build-retroarch-metal.sh
@@ -16,4 +16,4 @@ mv ${TRAVIS_BUILD_DIR} retroarch
 ln -s `pwd`/retroarch ${TRAVIS_BUILD_DIR}
 
 # only build the one core specified in $SINGLE_CORE, use NOCLEAN so we don't reset the repo back to master/HEAD in case this is a PR
-NOCLEAN=1 FORCE=YES SINGLE_CORE=retroarch METAL=1 METAL_QT=1 ./libretro-buildbot-recipe.sh "${RECIPE}"
+NOCLEAN=1 FORCE=YES SINGLE_CORE=retroarch METAL=1 METAL_QT=1 EXIT_ON_ERROR=1 ./libretro-buildbot-recipe.sh "${RECIPE}"