diff --git a/02-sqlite3.sh b/02-sqlite3.sh
index 75e98c9..7ee0498 100644
--- a/02-sqlite3.sh
+++ b/02-sqlite3.sh
@@ -53,6 +53,10 @@ unzip -q ../${DOCTARBALL}
                       -D SQLITE_ENABLE_UNLOCK_NOTIFY=1   \
                       -D SQLITE_ENABLE_DBSTAT_VTAB=1     \
                       -D SQLITE_SECURE_DELETE=1"
+if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+  echo "Configure script failed for SQLite3. Sorry."
+  exit 1
+fi
 
 make
 if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
diff --git a/03-libgpg-error.sh b/03-libgpg-error.sh
index 2a80666..407d02c 100644
--- a/03-libgpg-error.sh
+++ b/03-libgpg-error.sh
@@ -29,6 +29,11 @@ fi
 
 tar -jxf ${TARBALL} && cd libgpg-error-1.50
 ./configure --prefix=/usr
+if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+  echo "Configure script failed for libgpg-error. Sorry."
+  exit 1
+fi
+
 
 make
 if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
diff --git a/04-libgcrypt.sh b/04-libgcrypt.sh
index dbcb5a4..b16d513 100644
--- a/04-libgcrypt.sh
+++ b/04-libgcrypt.sh
@@ -29,6 +29,10 @@ fi
 
 tar -jxf ${TARBALL} && cd libgcrypt-1.11.0
 ./configure --prefix=/usr
+if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+  echo "Configure script failed for libgcrypt. Sorry."
+  exit 1
+fi
 
 make
 if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then