diff --git a/debian/rules.real b/debian/rules.real
index ca9497673..13b5e3693 100644
--- a/debian/rules.real
+++ b/debian/rules.real
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ ifeq ($(MODULES),True)
 	+$(MAKE_CLEAN) -C $(DIR) modules_install INSTALL_MOD_PATH='$(CURDIR)'/$(PACKAGE_DIR) INSTALL_MOD_STRIP=1
 ifeq ($(DEBUG),True)
 	find $(PACKAGE_DIR) -name '*.ko' | sed 's|$(PACKAGE_DIR)/lib/modules/$(REAL_VERSION)/kernel/||' | while read module ; do \
-	  objcopy --add-gnu-debuglink=$(DIR)/$$module $(PACKAGE_DIR)/lib/modules/$(REAL_VERSION)/kernel/$$module; \
+	  objcopy --add-gnu-debuglink=$(DIR)/$$module $(PACKAGE_DIR)/lib/modules/$(REAL_VERSION)/kernel/$$module || exit; \
 	done
 endif
 	cp $(DIR)/.config $(PACKAGE_DIR)/boot/config-$(REAL_VERSION)
@@ -421,13 +421,13 @@ install-image_$(ARCH)_$(FEATURESET)_$(FLAVOUR)_plain_templates:
 	    -e 's/=L/$(ARG_BOOTLOADER)/g' \
 	    -e 's@=MK@$(INITRD_CMD)@g' \
 	    -e 's/=V/$(REAL_VERSION)/g' \
-	    $$i > debian/$(PACKAGE_NAME).$$(basename $$i); \
+	    $$i > debian/$(PACKAGE_NAME).$$(basename $$i) || exit; \
 	done
 	mkdir -p debian/$(PACKAGE_NAME).po
 	for i in $(wildcard debian/po/*.po); do \
 	  sed \
 	    -e 's/=V/$(REAL_VERSION)/g' \
-	    $$i > debian/$(PACKAGE_NAME).po/$$(basename $$i); \
+	    $$i > debian/$(PACKAGE_NAME).po/$$(basename $$i) || exit; \
 	done
 	mkdir -p debian/$(PACKAGE_NAME)/DEBIAN
 	po2debconf --podir debian/$(PACKAGE_NAME).po \