diff --git a/scripts/pacman-db-upgrade.sh.in b/scripts/pacman-db-upgrade.sh.in
index c1cb2000b..216dc25bc 100644
--- a/scripts/pacman-db-upgrade.sh.in
+++ b/scripts/pacman-db-upgrade.sh.in
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@
 #   along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 #
 
+set -e
+
 # Avoid creating world-unreadable files
 umask 022