diff --git a/Configurations/unix-Makefile.tmpl b/Configurations/unix-Makefile.tmpl
index 0603b4144d280..a49e06c91a3c9 100644
--- a/Configurations/unix-Makefile.tmpl
+++ b/Configurations/unix-Makefile.tmpl
@@ -682,6 +682,7 @@ tags TAGS: FORCE
 TAR_COMMAND=$(TAR) $(TARFLAGS) --owner 0 --group 0 -cvf -
 PREPARE_CMD=:
 tar:
+	set -e; \
 	TMPDIR=/var/tmp/openssl-copy.$$$$; \
 	DISTDIR=$(NAME); \
 	mkdir -p $$TMPDIR/$$DISTDIR; \