diff --git a/R/cran-compliance.R b/R/cran-compliance.R
index 93ccd45b..b8de8f11 100644
--- a/R/cran-compliance.R
+++ b/R/cran-compliance.R
@@ -148,14 +148,15 @@ vendor_pkgs <- function(path = ".", quiet = FALSE, overwrite = NULL) {
         }
       )
     })
+    if (update_res[["status"]] != 0) {
+      cli::cli_abort(
+        "{.file Cargo.lock} could not be created using {.code cargo generate-lockfile}",
+        class = "rextendr_error"
+      )
+    }
   }
 
-  if (update_res[["status"]] != 0) {
-    cli::cli_abort(
-      "{.file Cargo.lock} could not be created using {.code cargo generate-lockfile}",
-      class = "rextendr_error"
-    )
-  }
+
 
   # vendor crates
   withr::with_dir(src_dir, {