diff --git a/rpm/build.sh b/rpm/build.sh
index cffee228a6775d954960f5f2ebc3b91bd84ffe25..4627b133708314b7cc3be2c8164b22145dc88d22 100755
--- a/rpm/build.sh
+++ b/rpm/build.sh
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ function get_python()
 {
     if [ `id -u` != 0 ] ; then
         echo "Please use root to run"
+        exit 1
     fi
 
     obd_dir=`dirname $0`