diff --git a/contrib/pg_upgrade/util.c b/contrib/pg_upgrade/util.c
index 66d74e0ff6..ea7819d4ae 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_upgrade/util.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_upgrade/util.c
@@ -131,6 +131,8 @@ pg_log_v(eLogType type, const char *fmt, va_list ap)
 
 		case PG_FATAL:
 			printf("\n%s", _(message));
+			printf("Failure, exiting\n");
+			exit(1);
 			break;
 
 		default: