diff --git a/muttator/contrib/vim/Makefile b/muttator/contrib/vim/Makefile
index 8e87fd36..b1156448 100644
--- a/muttator/contrib/vim/Makefile
+++ b/muttator/contrib/vim/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 VIMBALL = muttator.vba
 
 vimball: mkvimball.txt syntax/muttator.vim ftdetect/muttator.vim
-	echo '%MkVimball! ${VIMBALL} .' | vim -u NORC -N -e -s mkvimball.txt || true
+	-echo '%MkVimball! ${VIMBALL} .' | vim -u NORC -N -e -s mkvimball.txt
 
 all: vimball
 
diff --git a/vimperator/contrib/vim/Makefile b/vimperator/contrib/vim/Makefile
index d95e6767..e2f716f5 100644
--- a/vimperator/contrib/vim/Makefile
+++ b/vimperator/contrib/vim/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 VIMBALL = vimperator.vba
 
 vimball: mkvimball.txt syntax/vimperator.vim ftdetect/vimperator.vim
-	echo '%MkVimball! ${VIMBALL} .' | vim -u NORC -N -e -s mkvimball.txt || true
+	-echo '%MkVimball! ${VIMBALL} .' | vim -u NORC -N -e -s mkvimball.txt
 
 all: vimball