diff --git a/devtools/test-meson-builds.sh b/devtools/test-meson-builds.sh
index f0d5c9a84b..e3f19a01aa 100755
--- a/devtools/test-meson-builds.sh
+++ b/devtools/test-meson-builds.sh
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
 # * if a build-directory already exists we assume it was properly configured
 # Run ninja after configuration is done.
 
+set -o pipefail
+
 srcdir=$(dirname $(readlink -f $0))/..
 MESON=${MESON:-meson}
 use_shared="--default-library=shared"