1 files changed, 3 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/scripts/makepkg.sh.in b/scripts/makepkg.sh.in
index 7e492f8f..6c4aeb8b 100644
--- a/scripts/makepkg.sh.in
+++ b/scripts/makepkg.sh.in
@@ -718,10 +718,8 @@ run_build() {
 
 		build 2>&1 | tee "$BUILDLOG"; ret=${PIPESTATUS[0]}
 	else
-		# piping to cat ensures makepkg fails on any build error
-		build 2>&1 | cat -; ret=${PIPESTATUS[0]}
+		build 2>&1 || ret=$?
 	fi
-
 	# reset our shell options
 	eval "$shellopts"
 
@@ -774,12 +772,12 @@ run_package() {
 		exec 3>&1
 		tee "$BUILDLOG" < "$logpipe" &
 		exec 1>"$logpipe" 2>"$logpipe"
-		$pkgfunc 2>&1 | cat -; ret=${PIPESTATUS[0]}
+		$pkgfunc 2>&1 || ret=$?
 		sync
 		exec 1>&3 2>&3 3>&-
 		rm "$logpipe"
 	else
-		$pkgfunc 2>&1 | cat -; ret=${PIPESTATUS[0]}
+		$pkgfunc 2>&1 || ret=$?
 	fi
 
 	if [ $ret -gt 0 ]; then