diff --git a/scripts/build b/scripts/build
index 3317a1dfe3..c123a5b8b9 100755
--- a/scripts/build
+++ b/scripts/build
@@ -429,7 +429,7 @@ for i in $(find $SYSROOT_PREFIX/usr/lib/ -name "*.la" 2>/dev/null); do
   sed -e "s:\(['= ]\)/usr:\\1$SYSROOT_PREFIX/usr:g" -i $i
 done
 
-[ "${PKG_NEED_UNLOCK}" = "yes" ] && release_exclusive_lock "${PKG_NAME}:${TARGET}" "build" || true
+[ "${PKG_NEED_UNLOCK}" = "yes" ] && release_exclusive_lock "${PKG_NAME}:${TARGET}" "build"
 
 if [ "$TARGET" = "target" -o "$TARGET" = "init" ]; then
   if [ -d $INSTALL ]; then