diff --git a/plug-ins/meson.build b/plug-ins/meson.build
index 2754bb9d6a..aab31add28 100644
--- a/plug-ins/meson.build
+++ b/plug-ins/meson.build
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ MIMEtypes_output = run_command(
   meson.current_source_dir() / 'generate_mime_ext.py',
   '--mime',
   meson.current_build_dir() / 'file_mimetypes.list',
-  all_plugins_sources
+  all_plugins_sources, check: true
 ).stdout().strip()
 MIMEtypes_dep = declare_dependency(variables : {'MIMEtypes': MIMEtypes_output})