diff --git a/cpplint.py b/cpplint.py
index e718083..6f4e751 100755
--- a/cpplint.py
+++ b/cpplint.py
@@ -4784,7 +4784,8 @@ def main():
     ProcessFile(filename, _cpplint_state.verbose_level)
   _cpplint_state.PrintErrorCounts()
 
-  sys.exit(_cpplint_state.error_count > 0)
+  # SRombauts: do not break build for cpplint style warnings
+  #sys.exit(_cpplint_state.error_count > 0)
 
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':