diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Locale/Resources/data/build-data.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Locale/Resources/data/build-data.php
index 0382cb8d35..04fe30792a 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Locale/Resources/data/build-data.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Locale/Resources/data/build-data.php
@@ -11,7 +11,9 @@
 
 function bailout($message)
 {
-    exit($message."\n");
+    echo $message."\n";
+
+    exit(1);
 }
 
 function check_dir($source)