diff --git a/subprojects/macos-bison-binary/meson.build b/subprojects/macos-bison-binary/meson.build
index 7a1680f0a6..860308dd60 100644
--- a/subprojects/macos-bison-binary/meson.build
+++ b/subprojects/macos-bison-binary/meson.build
@@ -11,11 +11,8 @@ if arch != 'x86_64'
   arch = 'x86_64'
 endif
 
-ret = run_command(py3, files('download-binary.py'), meson.project_version(), arch, tar_hash)
-if ret.returncode() != 0
-  message(ret.stdout())
-  error(ret.stderr())
-endif
+ret = run_command(py3, files('download-binary.py'), meson.project_version(), arch, tar_hash,
+    check: true)
 
 conf = configuration_data()
 conf.set('SRCDIR', meson.project_source_root())