diff --git a/package/sound-theme-borealis/sound-theme-borealis.mk b/package/sound-theme-borealis/sound-theme-borealis.mk
index a2f29a9d64..9242837bec 100644
--- a/package/sound-theme-borealis/sound-theme-borealis.mk
+++ b/package/sound-theme-borealis/sound-theme-borealis.mk
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ SOUND_THEME_BOREALIS_SOURCE = \
 
 define SOUND_THEME_BOREALIS_INSTALL_TARGET_CMDS
 	for f in $(@D)/*.ogg ; do \
-		$(INSTALL) -D -m 0644 $$f $(TARGET_DIR)/usr/share/sounds/borealis/stereo/`basename $$f` ; \
+		$(INSTALL) -D -m 0644 $$f $(TARGET_DIR)/usr/share/sounds/borealis/stereo/`basename $$f` || exit 1; \
 	done
 endef