diff --git a/build/jam/FileRules b/build/jam/FileRules
index 85dd45c1d0..6a4b02e98e 100644
--- a/build/jam/FileRules
+++ b/build/jam/FileRules
@@ -425,7 +425,7 @@ rule DownloadLocatedFile target : url : source
 actions DownloadLocatedFile1
 {
 	source="$(2)"
-	wget -O "$(1)" $(URL)
+	wget -O "$(1)" $(URL) || exit 1
 	touch "$(1)"
 }