diff --git a/autoconf/configure.in b/autoconf/configure.in
index 01e36e8d2..84730034b 100644
--- a/autoconf/configure.in
+++ b/autoconf/configure.in
@@ -442,11 +442,11 @@ else
 fi
 AC_MSG_RESULT(configuring TRE regex library)
 cd tre-$tre_version
-./configure --disable-agrep --disable-shared --disable-system-abi --disable-wchar --disable-multibyte --prefix=$cur_dir/extras/regexp
+./configure --disable-agrep --disable-shared --disable-system-abi --disable-wchar --disable-multibyte --prefix=$cur_dir/extras/regexp || exit 1
 AC_MSG_RESULT(compiling TRE regex library)
-$ac_cv_prog_MAKER
+$ac_cv_prog_MAKER || exit 1
 AC_MSG_RESULT(installing TRE regex library)
-$ac_cv_prog_MAKER install
+$ac_cv_prog_MAKER install || exit 1
 TREINCDIR="$cur_dir/extras/regexp/include"
 AC_SUBST(TREINCDIR)
 if test "x$ac_cv_path_PKGCONFIG" = "x" ; then
@@ -478,7 +478,7 @@ cd c-ares-$cares_version
 ./configure --prefix=$cur_dir/extras/c-ares || exit 1
 AC_MSG_RESULT(compiling c-ares resolver library)
 $ac_cv_prog_MAKER || exit 1
-AC_MSG_RESULT(installing TRE regex library)
+AC_MSG_RESULT(installing c-ares resolver library)
 $ac_cv_prog_MAKER install || exit 1
 CARESINCDIR="$cur_dir/extras/c-ares/include"
 AC_SUBST(CARESINCDIR)