diff --git a/package/freescale-imx/imx-gpu-viv/imx-gpu-viv.mk b/package/freescale-imx/imx-gpu-viv/imx-gpu-viv.mk
index 511e3b3b6c..d2a9fad459 100644
--- a/package/freescale-imx/imx-gpu-viv/imx-gpu-viv.mk
+++ b/package/freescale-imx/imx-gpu-viv/imx-gpu-viv.mk
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ endif
 ifeq ($(IMX_GPU_VIV_LIB_TARGET),x11)
 define IMX_GPU_VIV_FIXUP_PKGCONFIG
 	for lib in egl gbm glesv1_cm glesv2 vg; do \
-		ln -sf $${lib}_x11.pc $(@D)/gpu-core/usr/lib/pkgconfig/$${lib}.pc
+		ln -sf $${lib}_x11.pc $(@D)/gpu-core/usr/lib/pkgconfig/$${lib}.pc || exit 1; \
 	done
 endef
 endif