diff --git a/build-and-file b/build-and-file
index a9ff24f..a17a6b4 100755
--- a/build-and-file
+++ b/build-and-file
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@
 # 'bazel' binary is stored in $HOME in builds.sr.ht.
 export PATH=$PATH:$HOME
 
-set -xeuo pipefail
+# -o pipefail fails `bazel aquery ...`: it errs if it can't output to stdout.
+set -xeu
 
 bazel build "$@"
 execpath=$(bazel aquery "$@" 2>/dev/null | \