diff --git a/meta/classes/cve-check.bbclass b/meta/classes/cve-check.bbclass
index 6b8376bf17..d08c6ac670 100644
--- a/meta/classes/cve-check.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/cve-check.bbclass
@@ -196,6 +196,7 @@ python do_cve_check () {
         else:
             bb.note("No CVE database found, skipping CVE check")
 
+    oe.qa.exit_if_errors(d)
 }
 
 addtask cve_check before do_build