diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 5e19be8504..7f5064c7cb 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -88,8 +88,11 @@ update-pot-po-metadata:
 
 .PHONY: check-pot-changes
 check-pot-changes:
-		@git diff pkg/i18n/locales/abra.pot | grepdiff --output-matching=hunk POT-Creation-Date | git apply --reverse --allow-empty
-		@git diff-files --quiet
+	@git diff pkg/i18n/locales/abra.pot | grepdiff --output-matching=hunk POT-Creation-Date | git apply --reverse --allow-empty
+	@if ! git diff-files --quiet; then \
+		git diff pkg/i18n/locales/abra.pot; \
+		exit 1; \
+	fi
 
 .PHONY: build-mo
 build-mo: