diff --git a/build/tools/travis-ci.sh b/build/tools/travis-ci.sh
index 874ee26b2c..9293df833a 100755
--- a/build/tools/travis-ci.sh
+++ b/build/tools/travis-ci.sh
@@ -54,7 +54,14 @@ case $wxTOOLSET in
         ;;
     *)
         echo 'Configuring...' && echo -en 'travis_fold:start:script.configure\\r'
-        ./configure --disable-optimise --disable-debug_info $wxCONFIGURE_FLAGS
+        ./configure --disable-optimise --disable-debug_info $wxCONFIGURE_FLAGS || rc=$?
+        if [ $rc != 0 ]; then
+            echo '*** Configuring failed, contents of config.log follows: ***'
+            echo '-----------------------------------------------------------'
+            cat config.log
+            echo '-----------------------------------------------------------'
+            exit $rc
+        fi
         echo -en 'travis_fold:end:script.configure\\r'
 
         echo 'Building...' && echo -en 'travis_fold:start:script.build\\r'