diff --git a/icu.spec b/icu.spec
index 36cc6a7..d951abe 100644
--- a/icu.spec
+++ b/icu.spec
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ install -p -m755 -D %{SOURCE1} $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_bindir}/icu-config
 if grep -q @VERSION@ source/tools/*/*.8 source/tools/*/*.1 source/config/*.1; then
     exit 1
 fi
-make %{?_smp_mflags} -C source check ||:
+make %{?_smp_mflags} -C source check
 
 # log available codes
 pushd source