diff --git a/jtlc b/jtlc
index 4d768db..f6f60bc 100755
--- a/jtlc
+++ b/jtlc
@@ -40,12 +40,12 @@ def main(argv):
                 ofname = m.group(1) + '.o'
             else:
                 ofname = s + '.o'
-            do_compile(args, tfname, ofname)
+            success = do_compile(args, tfname, ofname)
             ofiles.append(ofname)
         os.unlink(tfname)
 
     if success and not args.c:
-        do_link(args, ofiles)
+        success = do_link(args, ofiles)
 
     return 0 if success else 2
 
@@ -60,14 +60,16 @@ def build(args, source, dest):
 
 def do_compile(args, source_fname, ofname):
     Popen(['grep', '-n', '.', source_fname]).wait()
-    Popen(['gcc', '-o', ofname, '-c', source_fname]).wait()
+    rc = Popen(['gcc', '-o', ofname, '-c', source_fname]).wait()
+    return rc == 0
 
 def do_link(args, ofiles):
     cmd = ['gcc']
     if args.output_file is not None:
         cmd += ['-o', args.output_file]
     cmd += ofiles
-    Popen(cmd).wait()
+    rc = Popen(cmd).wait()
+    return rc == 0
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     sys.exit(main(sys.argv))