diff --git a/ThirdParty/tools/makeThirdPartyFunctionsForRPM b/ThirdParty/tools/makeThirdPartyFunctionsForRPM
index 855a0d2c0..f70044237 100755
--- a/ThirdParty/tools/makeThirdPartyFunctionsForRPM
+++ b/ThirdParty/tools/makeThirdPartyFunctionsForRPM
@@ -166,8 +166,8 @@ rpm_build()
     cd $buildBase
 
     [ -e ./SPECS/$specFile ] || {
-        echo "rpm_build: missing SPEC file for package $package. Aborting."
-        return 1
+        echo "rpm_build: Error: missing SPEC file for package $package. Aborting."
+        exit -1
     }
 
     #Build RPM package