diff --git a/Makefile.coq.local b/Makefile.coq.local
index 50fa080092347b53c7f29f56486ae3f9b75359d6..a308360938b30ccfec29444e42b397293591ddd9 100644
--- a/Makefile.coq.local
+++ b/Makefile.coq.local
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ style: $(VFILES) coq-lint.sh
 	$(SHOW)"Performing some style checks..."
 	$(HIDE)for FILE in $(VFILES); do \
 	  if ! fgrep -q 'From stdpp Require Import options.' "$$FILE"; then echo "ERROR: $$FILE does not import 'options'."; echo; exit 1; fi ; \
-	  ./coq-lint.sh "$$FILE"; \
+	  ./coq-lint.sh "$$FILE" || exit 1; \
 	done
 .PHONY: style