diff --git a/hack/after-build/verify-linkcheck.sh b/hack/after-build/verify-linkcheck.sh
index 64fc5de09a4a5..577de2dee76f3 100755
--- a/hack/after-build/verify-linkcheck.sh
+++ b/hack/after-build/verify-linkcheck.sh
@@ -52,8 +52,7 @@ done
 if [ ${found_invalid} = true ]; then
   echo "Summary of invalid links:"
   cat ${OUTPUT}/error
+  exit 1
 fi
 
-trap "cleanup" EXIT SIGINT
-
 # ex: ts=2 sw=2 et filetype=sh