diff --git a/src/tools/find_static b/src/tools/find_static
index 1cc9ec3b3d..b75930251d 100755
--- a/src/tools/find_static
+++ b/src/tools/find_static
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 # src/tools/find_static
 
-trap "rm -f /tmp/$$" 0 1 2 3 15
+trap "ret=$?; rm -rf /tmp/$$; exit $ret" 0 1 2 3 15
 
 # This script finds functions that are either never called, or
 # should be static.
diff --git a/src/tools/make_ctags b/src/tools/make_ctags
index d8d18d1569..912b6fafac 100755
--- a/src/tools/make_ctags
+++ b/src/tools/make_ctags
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 command -v ctags >/dev/null || \
 	{ echo "'ctags' program not found" 1>&2; exit 1; }
 
-trap "rm -f /tmp/$$" 0 1 2 3 15
+trap "ret=$?; rm -rf /tmp/$$; exit $ret" 0 1 2 3 15
 rm -f ./tags
 
 IS_EXUBERANT=""
diff --git a/src/tools/pginclude/cpluspluscheck b/src/tools/pginclude/cpluspluscheck
index bffca18890..b393f2a2ea 100755
--- a/src/tools/pginclude/cpluspluscheck
+++ b/src/tools/pginclude/cpluspluscheck
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ done
 # Create temp directory.
 tmp=`mktemp -d /tmp/$me.XXXXXX`
 
-trap 'rm -rf $tmp' 0 1 2 3 15
+trap "ret=$?; rm -rf $tmp; exit $ret" 0 1 2 3 15
 
 exit_status=0
 
diff --git a/src/tools/pginclude/headerscheck b/src/tools/pginclude/headerscheck
index bd45ee5e5c..2a39856f88 100755
--- a/src/tools/pginclude/headerscheck
+++ b/src/tools/pginclude/headerscheck
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ CPPFLAGS=`echo "$CPPFLAGS" | sed "s|\\\$(PG_SYSROOT)|$PG_SYSROOT|g"`
 # Create temp directory.
 tmp=`mktemp -d /tmp/$me.XXXXXX`
 
-trap 'rm -rf $tmp' 0 1 2 3 15
+trap "ret=$?; rm -rf $tmp; exit $ret" 0 1 2 3 15
 
 exit_status=0
 
@@ -154,9 +154,9 @@ do
 		EXTRAINCLUDES="$python_includespec" ;;
 	    src/interfaces/ecpg/*)
 		EXTRAINCLUDES="-I $builddir/src/interfaces/ecpg/include -I $srcdir/src/interfaces/ecpg/include" ;;
-		src/backend/parser/*)
+	    src/backend/parser/*)
 		EXTRAINCLUDES="-I $builddir/src/backend/parser/" ;;
-		src/backend/utils/adt/*)
+	    src/backend/utils/adt/*)
 		EXTRAINCLUDES="-I $builddir/src/backend/utils/adt/" ;;
 	    *)
 		EXTRAINCLUDES="" ;;
diff --git a/src/tools/pgtest b/src/tools/pgtest
index 70f6a62ad0..fa665ff817 100755
--- a/src/tools/pgtest
+++ b/src/tools/pgtest
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ MAKE="make"
 
 [ ! -d src ] && echo "This must be run from the top of the PostgreSQL source tree" 1>&2 && exit 1
 
-trap "rm -rf /tmp/$$" 0 1 2 3 15
+trap "ret=$?; rm -rf /tmp/$$; exit $ret" 0 1 2 3 15
 mkdir /tmp/$$
 TMP="/tmp/$$"