diff --git a/hack/verify-codegen.sh b/hack/verify-codegen.sh
index 4f48eab0..a51a33dd 100755
--- a/hack/verify-codegen.sh
+++ b/hack/verify-codegen.sh
@@ -40,5 +40,5 @@ if [[ $ret -eq 0 ]]; then
   echo "${DIFFROOT} up to date."
 else
   echo "${DIFFROOT} is out of date. Please run hack/update-codegen.sh"
-  exit 1
 fi
+exit $ret