diff --git a/pkgs/build-support/vm/rpm/rpm-closure.pl b/pkgs/build-support/vm/rpm/rpm-closure.pl
index 3771ef6eea5..94da0a20adc 100644
--- a/pkgs/build-support/vm/rpm/rpm-closure.pl
+++ b/pkgs/build-support/vm/rpm/rpm-closure.pl
@@ -176,4 +176,3 @@ foreach my $pkgName (@needed) {
 }
 
 print "]\n";
-exit 1