diff --git a/buildjdk.sh b/buildjdk.sh
index 8d51b07..0685ac7 100755
--- a/buildjdk.sh
+++ b/buildjdk.sh
@@ -55,4 +55,9 @@ fi
 
 # mkdir -p build/linux-${TARGET_JDK}-normal-server-${JDK_DEBUG_LEVEL}
 cd build/linux-${TARGET_JDK}-normal-server-${JDK_DEBUG_LEVEL}
-make JOBS=4 images
+make JOBS=4 images || \
+error_code=$?
+if [ "$error_code" -ne 0 ]; then
+  echo "Build failure, exited with code $error_code. Trying again."
+  make JOBS=4 images
+fi