diff --git a/libretro-buildbot-recipe.sh b/libretro-buildbot-recipe.sh
index c304e32c..28f8d536 100755
--- a/libretro-buildbot-recipe.sh
+++ b/libretro-buildbot-recipe.sh
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ buildbot_handle_message() {
 	buildbot_log "$MESSAGE"
 
 	# used by Travis-CI to exit immediately if a core build fails, instead of trying to build RA anyways (for static/console builds)
-	if [ "$EXIT_ON_ERROR" = "1" ]; then
+	if [ $RET -ne 0 ] && [ "$EXIT_ON_ERROR" = "1" ]; then
 		exit 1
 	fi
 }