diff --git a/usr/bin/arch-create-system b/usr/bin/arch-create-system
index db9995a..aafe465 100755
--- a/usr/bin/arch-create-system
+++ b/usr/bin/arch-create-system
@@ -717,6 +717,9 @@ mount_target () {
 	"$FS_SUBVOL" "$DEV_NAME" "$MOUNT_POINT"
     else
 	eval "$cmd"
+	if [ $? -gt 0 ]; then
+	   die "Can't mount filesystem $DEV_NAME"
+	fi
     fi
 }