diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index fdc86e35..82d148b7 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -435,7 +435,7 @@ if (SQLITECPP_RUN_CPPCHECK)
         # add a cppcheck target to the "all" target
         add_custom_target(SQLiteCpp_cppcheck
          ALL
-         COMMAND ${CPPCHECK_EXECUTABLE} -j 8 cppcheck --enable=style --quiet ${CPPCHECK_ARG_TEMPLATE} ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/src
+         COMMAND ${CPPCHECK_EXECUTABLE} -j 8 cppcheck --enable=style --quiet ${CPPCHECK_ARG_TEMPLATE} ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/src --error-exitcode=2
         )
         execute_process(COMMAND "${CPPCHECK_EXECUTABLE}" --version OUTPUT_VARIABLE CPPCHECK_VERSION OUTPUT_STRIP_TRAILING_WHITESPACE)
         message(STATUS "Found Cppcheck: ${CPPCHECK_EXECUTABLE} (found version ${CPPCHECK_VERSION})")