diff --git a/src/examples/meson.build b/src/examples/meson.build
index bb551843..8c9ff709 100644
--- a/src/examples/meson.build
+++ b/src/examples/meson.build
@@ -80,4 +80,4 @@ endif
 
 execute_all_src = join_paths(meson.source_root(), 'src/examples/all.sh')
 execute_all_dst = join_paths(meson.build_root(), 'src/examples/all.sh')
-run_command('cp', execute_all_src, execute_all_dst)
+run_command('cp', execute_all_src, execute_all_dst, check: true)