diff --git a/hack/verify-generated-crd.sh b/hack/verify-generated-crd.sh
index c28337cd8f..67fd39001e 100755
--- a/hack/verify-generated-crd.sh
+++ b/hack/verify-generated-crd.sh
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ function verify_crd {
   local DST="$2"
   if ! diff -Naup "$SRC" "$DST"; then
     echo "invalid CRD: $SRC => $DST"
+    exit 1
   fi
 }