diff --git a/platform/galileo/bsp/libc/build_newlib.sh b/platform/galileo/bsp/libc/build_newlib.sh
index a3354a286..0e104802e 100755
--- a/platform/galileo/bsp/libc/build_newlib.sh
+++ b/platform/galileo/bsp/libc/build_newlib.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
+set -e
+
 JOBS=5
 TARGET=i586-elf
 VERSION=2.2.0-1
@@ -99,7 +101,9 @@ cleanup() {
 
 
 # By default we always call prepare, build and setup.
-prepare && build && setup
+prepare
+build
+setup
 
 # But we only cleanup if -c is used.
 case $1 in