diff --git a/litex/build/altera/quartus.py b/litex/build/altera/quartus.py
index 7ec1360c1..74d903c0d 100644
--- a/litex/build/altera/quartus.py
+++ b/litex/build/altera/quartus.py
@@ -156,6 +156,7 @@ def _build_script(build_name, create_rbf):
         script_contents = "# Autogenerated by LiteX / git: " + tools.get_litex_git_revision()
         script_file = "build_" + build_name + ".sh"
     script_contents += """
+set -e -u -x -o pipefail
 quartus_map --read_settings_files=on  --write_settings_files=off {build_name} -c {build_name}
 quartus_fit --read_settings_files=off --write_settings_files=off {build_name} -c {build_name}
 quartus_asm --read_settings_files=off --write_settings_files=off {build_name} -c {build_name}