diff --git a/.github/workflows/static-code-analysis.yml b/.github/workflows/static-code-analysis.yml
index b9cfb4e9da..59e4a16d98 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/static-code-analysis.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/static-code-analysis.yml
@@ -32,10 +32,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Build shadow-utils
       run: |
         PROCESSORS=$(/usr/bin/getconf _NPROCESSORS_ONLN)
-        make -kj$PROCESSORS || true
-
-    - name: Check build errors
-      run: make
+        make -Orecurse -j$PROCESSORS
 
     - name: Perform CodeQL Analysis
       uses: github/codeql-action/analyze@v2
diff --git a/share/containers/alpine.dockerfile b/share/containers/alpine.dockerfile
index 07d496c3fe..04abd86987 100644
--- a/share/containers/alpine.dockerfile
+++ b/share/containers/alpine.dockerfile
@@ -9,8 +9,7 @@ COPY ./ /usr/local/src/shadow/
 WORKDIR /usr/local/src/shadow/
 
 RUN ./autogen.sh --without-selinux --disable-man --disable-nls --with-yescrypt
-RUN make -kj4 || true
-RUN make
+RUN make -Orecurse -j4
 RUN make check
 RUN make install
 
diff --git a/share/containers/debian.dockerfile b/share/containers/debian.dockerfile
index 09492939d0..bf997d7977 100644
--- a/share/containers/debian.dockerfile
+++ b/share/containers/debian.dockerfile
@@ -15,8 +15,7 @@ COPY ./ /usr/local/src/shadow/
 WORKDIR /usr/local/src/shadow/
 
 RUN ./autogen.sh --without-selinux --enable-man --with-yescrypt
-RUN make -kj4 || true
-RUN make
+RUN make -Orecurse -j4
 RUN make check
 RUN make install
 
diff --git a/share/containers/fedora.dockerfile b/share/containers/fedora.dockerfile
index 85e8b4808c..f4c91e39c8 100644
--- a/share/containers/fedora.dockerfile
+++ b/share/containers/fedora.dockerfile
@@ -12,8 +12,7 @@ RUN ./autogen.sh --enable-shadowgrp --enable-man --with-audit \
         --with-sha-crypt --with-bcrypt --with-yescrypt --with-selinux \
         --without-libpam --enable-shared --without-libbsd \
         --with-group-name-max-length=32 --enable-lastlog --enable-logind=no
-RUN make -kj4 || true
-RUN make
+RUN make -Orecurse -j4
 RUN make check
 RUN make install