diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/formula_installer.rb b/Library/Homebrew/formula_installer.rb
index d1950ad625..755716dfc1 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/formula_installer.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/formula_installer.rb
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@ class FormulaInstaller
         tab.write
       end
     rescue
+      raise if ARGV.homebrew_developer?
       opoo "Bottle installation failed: building from source."
     end