diff --git a/scripts/cargo-clif.rs b/scripts/cargo-clif.rs
index 939a1f1ca5900..e2db7d03a9d38 100644
--- a/scripts/cargo-clif.rs
+++ b/scripts/cargo-clif.rs
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ fn main() {
     };
 
     #[cfg(unix)]
-    Command::new("cargo").args(args).exec();
+    panic!("Failed to spawn cargo: {}", Command::new("cargo").args(args).exec());
 
     #[cfg(not(unix))]
     std::process::exit(
diff --git a/scripts/rustc-clif.rs b/scripts/rustc-clif.rs
index b9bba7f2e084c..25156f05edd23 100644
--- a/scripts/rustc-clif.rs
+++ b/scripts/rustc-clif.rs
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ fn main() {
     env::set_var("RUSTUP_TOOLCHAIN", env!("TOOLCHAIN_NAME"));
 
     #[cfg(unix)]
-    Command::new("rustc").args(args).exec();
+    panic!("Failed to spawn rustc: {}", Command::new("rustc").args(args).exec());
 
     #[cfg(not(unix))]
     std::process::exit(
diff --git a/scripts/rustdoc-clif.rs b/scripts/rustdoc-clif.rs
index 167631eaf7ee4..6081dddb2d3da 100644
--- a/scripts/rustdoc-clif.rs
+++ b/scripts/rustdoc-clif.rs
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ fn main() {
     env::set_var("RUSTUP_TOOLCHAIN", env!("TOOLCHAIN_NAME"));
 
     #[cfg(unix)]
-    Command::new("rustdoc").args(args).exec();
+    panic!("Failed to spawn rustdoc: {}", Command::new("rustdoc").args(args).exec());
 
     #[cfg(not(unix))]
     std::process::exit(