diff --git a/build-all.sh b/build-all.sh
index 38d894b05..83b0aa8b7 100755
--- a/build-all.sh
+++ b/build-all.sh
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+# fail on any errors
+set -e
+
+# run autogen.sh
+./autogen.sh
+
 # build all images for all targets.
 pwd=`pwd`