diff --git a/distrib/scripts/mac/tardist b/distrib/scripts/mac/tardist
index 669ddef9be..29a3abb620 100644
--- a/distrib/scripts/mac/tardist
+++ b/distrib/scripts/mac/tardist
@@ -7,8 +7,6 @@
 # because there's not enough space on the command line, plus we need to ignore the
 # blank lines.
 
-set -o errexit
-
 PROGNAME=$0
 WXSRC=$1
 WXDEST=$2
diff --git a/distrib/scripts/msw/makesetup.sh b/distrib/scripts/msw/makesetup.sh
index fe88221ddc..8138ee1c76 100755
--- a/distrib/scripts/msw/makesetup.sh
+++ b/distrib/scripts/msw/makesetup.sh
@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@
 # Example:
 # ../distrib/msw/makesetup.sh --wxmsw --verbose &> log
 
-set -o errexit
-
 # If your zip accepts Cygwin-style paths, then
 # use cygpath, else substitute echo
 CYGPATHPROG=cygpath
diff --git a/distrib/scripts/unix/maketarballs b/distrib/scripts/unix/maketarballs
index aa11327671..e4cebb5899 100755
--- a/distrib/scripts/unix/maketarballs
+++ b/distrib/scripts/unix/maketarballs
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 # Makes the wxWidgets tarballs with 'make dist'
 
-set -o errexit
-
 PROGNAME=$0
 WXSRC=$1
 WXDEST=$2