diff --git a/module.cpp b/module.cpp
index 570c124c..9cde7399 100644
--- a/module.cpp
+++ b/module.cpp
@@ -3248,6 +3248,9 @@ Module::CompileAndOutput(const char *srcFile,
                 }
             }
             errorCount += m->errorCount;
+            if (errorCount != 0) {
+                return 1;
+            }
 
             // Only write the generate header file, if desired, the first
             // time through the loop here.