diff --git a/configure.py b/configure.py
index 05848e16d3..635cd89cba 100755
--- a/configure.py
+++ b/configure.py
@@ -1468,6 +1468,7 @@ with open(buildfile_tmp, 'w') as f:
             rule thrift.{mode}
                 command = thrift -gen cpp:cob_style -out $builddir/{mode}/gen $in
                 description = THRIFT $in
+                restat = 1
             rule antlr3.{mode}
                 # We replace many local `ExceptionBaseType* ex` variables with a single function-scope one.
                 # Because we add such a variable to every function, and because `ExceptionBaseType` is not a global