diff --git a/kpatch-build/kpatch-build b/kpatch-build/kpatch-build
index c84d2b3..f827af4 100755
--- a/kpatch-build/kpatch-build
+++ b/kpatch-build/kpatch-build
@@ -427,6 +427,7 @@ cd "$TEMPDIR"
 mkdir output
 declare -A objnames
 CHANGED=0
+ERROR=0
 for i in $FILES; do
 	mkdir -p "output/$(dirname $i)"
 	cd "$OBJDIR"
@@ -450,13 +451,17 @@ for i in $FILES; do
 		die "no core file found, run 'ulimit -c unlimited' and try to recreate"
 	fi
 	# create-diff-object returns 3 if no functional change is found
-	[[ $rc -eq 0 ]] || [[ $rc -eq 3 ]] || die
+	[[ $rc -eq 0 ]] || [[ $rc -eq 3 ]] || ERROR=$(expr $ERROR "+" 1)
 	if [[ $rc -eq 0 ]]; then
 		CHANGED=1
 		objnames[$KOBJFILE]=1
 	fi
 done
 
+if [[ $ERROR -ne 0 ]]; then
+	die "create-diff-object failed on $ERROR of the objects"
+fi
+
 if [[ $CHANGED -eq 0 ]]; then
 	die "no functional changes found"
 fi