diff --git a/dist-scripts/dist-cores.sh b/dist-scripts/dist-cores.sh
index 9b9858b882..52339cb72e 100755
--- a/dist-scripts/dist-cores.sh
+++ b/dist-scripts/dist-cores.sh
@@ -417,6 +417,6 @@ elif [ $PLATFORM = "ode-ps3" ] ; then
 fi
 
 if [ ! -z $linking_error ]; then
-   echo error
+   echo $linking_error
    exit 1
 fi