diff --git a/.github/actions/build/action.yml b/.github/actions/build/action.yml
index 21c0115e..58ec1c80 100644
--- a/.github/actions/build/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/build/action.yml
@@ -92,6 +92,6 @@ runs:
           echo "$ok build groups succeeded"
           echo "$error build groups failed"
         ) >&2
-        if [ $error ]; then
+        if [ "$error" -gt 0 ]; then
           exit 1
         fi