diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/xcbuild/wrapper.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/xcbuild/wrapper.nix
index cefda47cb5be..82b3d2910352 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/xcbuild/wrapper.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/xcbuild/wrapper.nix
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ while [ $# -gt 0 ]; do
          --toolchain | -toolchain) shift ;;
          --find | -find | -f)
            shift
-           command -v $1 ;;
+           command -v $1 || exit 1 ;;
          --log | -log) ;; # noop
          --verbose | -verbose) ;; # noop
          --no-cache | -no-cache) ;; # noop