diff --git a/port/windows-winusb-intel/main.c b/port/windows-winusb-intel/main.c
index 50d8ff3be..811c0f3a6 100644
--- a/port/windows-winusb-intel/main.c
+++ b/port/windows-winusb-intel/main.c
@@ -136,6 +136,10 @@ static void intel_firmware_done(int result){
 
     printf("Done %x\n", result);
 
+    if (result != 0){
+        exit(result);
+    }
+
     intel_firmware_loaded = 1;
 
     // init HCI