diff --git a/tests/docker/common.rc b/tests/docker/common.rc
index 64b36ba2d098..3b45eb91c6b7 100755
--- a/tests/docker/common.rc
+++ b/tests/docker/common.rc
@@ -30,6 +30,5 @@ build_qemu()
                  $@"
     echo "Configure options:"
     echo $config_opts
-    $QEMU_SRC/configure $config_opts
-    make $MAKEFLAGS
+    $QEMU_SRC/configure $config_opts && make $MAKEFLAGS
 }