diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index d61fd9cefb..dfab8d3efa 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ script:
       else
           echo -e '+\057 MAKE UPDATE FAILED'; false;
       fi;
-      git diff --quiet
+      git diff --exit-code
     - if [ -n "$CHECKDOCS" ]; then
           if $make doc-nits; then
               echo -e '+\057\057 MAKE DOC-NITS OK';