diff --git a/config/multithread b/config/multithread
index 18d40f98a8..f5ec0b025b 100644
--- a/config/multithread
+++ b/config/multithread
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ start_multithread_build() {
         --loadstats "${THREAD_CONTROL}"/loadstats \
         --max-procs ${THREADCOUNT} ${buildopts} || result=1
 
-    [ -f "${THREAD_CONTROL}"/history ] && echo && cat "${THREAD_CONTROL}"/history | ${ROOT}/tools/mtstats.py
+    [ ${result} -eq 0 -a -f "${THREAD_CONTROL}"/history ] && echo && cat "${THREAD_CONTROL}"/history | ${ROOT}/tools/mtstats.py
 
     rm -f "${THREAD_CONTROL}/parallel.pid"
   fi