diff --git a/.githooks/pre-commit b/.githooks/pre-commit
index 13a51cbba72a79ca41093fe5ad6ece94f73e6d67..d3e0f3b9245de67aa5104392ab989bb29d1b3cf4 100755
--- a/.githooks/pre-commit
+++ b/.githooks/pre-commit
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ die() {
 	echo '-----------------------' 1>&2
 	echo '' 1>&2
 	echo "$@" 1>&2
-	return
+	exit 1
 }
 
 zero='0000000000000000000000000000000000000000'