diff --git a/Makefile.dist b/Makefile.dist
index e1e10fe9..fb46b88f 100644
--- a/Makefile.dist
+++ b/Makefile.dist
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Makefile.dist
 #
-# Copyright (c) 1996, 1997, 1998 The Internet Software Consortium.
+# Copyright (c) 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999 The Internet Software Consortium.
 # All rights reserved.
 #
 # Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
@@ -35,36 +35,36 @@ SUBDIRS=	common server client relay statmsg sysconfd dhcpctl
 all:
 	@for dir in ${SUBDIRS}; do \
 		echo "Making all in $$dir"; \
-		(cd $$dir; $(MAKE) all); \
+		(cd $$dir; $(MAKE) all) || exit 1; \
 	 done
 
 install:
 	@for dir in ${SUBDIRS}; do \
 		echo "Installing in $$dir"; \
-		(cd $$dir; $(MAKE) install); \
+		(cd $$dir; $(MAKE) install) || exit 1; \
 	 done
 
 depend:
 	@for dir in ${SUBDIRS}; do \
 		echo "Making dependencies in $$dir"; \
-		(cd $$dir; $(MAKE) depend); \
+		(cd $$dir; $(MAKE) depend) || exit 1; \
 	 done
 
 clean:
 	@for dir in ${SUBDIRS}; do \
 		echo "Cleaning in $$dir"; \
-		(cd $$dir; $(MAKE) clean); \
+		(cd $$dir; $(MAKE) clean) || exit 1; \
 	 done
 
 realclean:
 	@for dir in ${SUBDIRS}; do \
 		echo "Really cleaning in $$dir"; \
-		(cd $$dir; $(MAKE) realclean); \
+		(cd $$dir; $(MAKE) realclean) || exit 1; \
 	 done
 
 distclean:
 	@for dir in ${SUBDIRS}; do \
 		echo "Really, really cleaning in $$dir"; \
-		(cd $$dir; $(MAKE) distclean); \
+		(cd $$dir; $(MAKE) distclean) || exit 1; \
 	 done
 	@rm -f Makefile