diff --git a/meta/lib/oe/qa.py b/meta/lib/oe/qa.py
index cd36cb5070d1..c1e295029abb 100644
--- a/meta/lib/oe/qa.py
+++ b/meta/lib/oe/qa.py
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ class ELFFile:
             self.objdump_output[cmd] = bb.process.run([objdump, cmd, self.name], env=env, shell=False)[0]
             return self.objdump_output[cmd]
         except Exception as e:
-            bb.note("%s %s %s failed: %s" % (objdump, cmd, self.name, e))
+            bb.fatal("%s %s %s failed: %s" % (objdump, cmd, self.name, e))
             return ""
 
 def elf_machine_to_string(machine):