diff --git a/src/recipe.cr b/src/recipe.cr
index cd0621c..c8400e4 100644
--- a/src/recipe.cr
+++ b/src/recipe.cr
@@ -284,6 +284,8 @@ class Package::Recipe
 
 		ENV["PKG"] = nil
 
+		success = false if Dir.children(fake_root_directory).size == 0
+
 		do_splits if success
 
 		success