diff --git a/configure b/configure
index c5fd4c72b..19615efcf 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 set -e
 
+trap 'echo -e "\n\nConfiguration failed\n\n" >&2' ERR
+
 function usage()
 {
 	echo "'configure' configures SPDK to compile on supported platforms."