diff --git a/config/options b/config/options
index 0ee0cadb42..3082992f2a 100644
--- a/config/options
+++ b/config/options
@@ -70,16 +70,15 @@ LINUX_DEPENDS="$PROJECT_DIR/$PROJECT/linux $PROJECT_DIR/$PROJECT/patches/linux $
 [ "$TARGET_ARCH" = "x86_64" ] && LINUX_DEPENDS+=" $ROOT/packages/linux-firmware/intel-ucode $ROOT/packages/linux-firmware/kernel-firmware"
 
 # Need to point to your actual cc
-# If you have ccache installed, take care that LOCAL_CC don't point to it
+# If you have ccache installed, take care that LOCAL_CC does not point to it
   [ -z "${LOCAL_CC}" ] && export LOCAL_CC="$(command -v gcc)"
 
 if [ -z "$LOCAL_CC" ] ; then
-  echo "***** Please install gcc *****"
-  exit 127
+  die "***** Please install gcc *****" "127"
 fi
 
 # Need to point to your actual g++
-# If you have ccache installed, take care that LOCAL_CXX don't point to it
+# If you have ccache installed, take care that LOCAL_CXX does not point to it
   [ -z "${LOCAL_CXX}" ] && export LOCAL_CXX="$(command -v g++)"
 
 # verbose compilation mode (yes/no)