diff --git a/GNUmakefile b/GNUmakefile
index 9730115b6e..4602852995 100644
--- a/GNUmakefile
+++ b/GNUmakefile
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ vet:
 		| cut -d '/' -f 4- \
 		| xargs -n1 \
 			go tool vet $(VETARGS) ;\
-	if [ $$? -eq 1 ]; then \
+	if [ $$? -ne 0 ]; then \
 		echo ""; \
 		echo "Vet found suspicious constructs. Please check the reported constructs"; \
 		echo "and fix them if necessary before submitting the code for reviewal."; \