diff --git a/src/jtag/drivers/ulink.c b/src/jtag/drivers/ulink.c
index f8103942c..d7e16b53b 100644
--- a/src/jtag/drivers/ulink.c
+++ b/src/jtag/drivers/ulink.c
@@ -1678,6 +1678,10 @@ static int ulink_execute_queue(void)
       break;
     }
 
+    if (ret != ERROR_OK) {
+      return ret;
+    }
+
     cmd = cmd->next;
   }