diff --git a/travis/compile.sh b/travis/compile.sh
index 7966ea5b6b..dc278c2e15 100755
--- a/travis/compile.sh
+++ b/travis/compile.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/bash
+set -ex
 if [[ "$ENABLE_ZTS" == 1 ]]; then
 	TS="--enable-zts";
 else