diff --git a/xbps-src/shutils/pkgtarget_funcs.sh.in b/xbps-src/shutils/pkgtarget_funcs.sh.in
index 1cdbff065c9..c2a629f99a7 100644
--- a/xbps-src/shutils/pkgtarget_funcs.sh.in
+++ b/xbps-src/shutils/pkgtarget_funcs.sh.in
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ install_pkg()
 	env xbps_machine=${xbps_machine} 				\
 		${fakeroot_cmd} ${fakeroot_cmd_args}			\
 		@@XBPS_INSTALL_LIBEXECDIR@@/xbps-src-doinst-helper	\
-		${curpkgn} || return $?
+		${curpkgn} || exit $?
 
 	# Always write metadata to package's destdir.
 	. $XBPS_SHUTILSDIR/metadata.sh