diff --git a/deps/buildcore/scripts/setup-build.py b/deps/buildcore/scripts/setup-build.py
index ebbad37e..8a2c8aaf 100755
--- a/deps/buildcore/scripts/setup-build.py
+++ b/deps/buildcore/scripts/setup-build.py
@@ -99,7 +99,9 @@ def main() -> int:
     if platform.system() == 'Windows':
         cmake_cmd.append('-A x64')
 
-    subprocess.run(cmake_cmd)
+    cmake_err = subprocess.run(cmake_cmd).returncode
+    if cmake_err != 0:
+        return cmake_err
 
     util.mkdir_p('dist')
     if int(args.current_build) != 0: