diff --git a/build.sh b/build.sh
index 7b0448b4e..2d9296b2d 100755
--- a/build.sh
+++ b/build.sh
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ current_repo="$_cur_repo"
 build_it()
 {
 	_mkpkg_flags=$1
-        [ -n "$MODE" ] || error "you need to specify a package list defined in _/buildscripts/${_cur_repo}-${_build_arch}-pkgs.conf\n -> ${_available_pkglists}"
+        [ -n "$MODE" ] || error "you need to specify a package list defined in _/buildscripts/${_cur_repo}-${_build_arch}-pkgs.conf\n -> ${_available_pkglists}" && exit
 
 	cd $_build_work