diff --git a/debian/qualify-clang.sh b/debian/qualify-clang.sh
index 51144c31..f81ed16b 100755
--- a/debian/qualify-clang.sh
+++ b/debian/qualify-clang.sh
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ clang-$VERSION -O3 -emit-llvm foo.c -c -o foo.bc
 chmod +x foo.bc
 # only run if the binfmt is installed correctly
 if /usr/sbin/update-binfmts --display llvm-$VERSION-runtime.binfmt &> /dev/null; then
-    /usr/sbin/update-binfmts --enable llvm-$VERSION-runtime.binfmt
+    /usr/sbin/update-binfmts --enable llvm-$VERSION-runtime.binfmt || true
     if ! ./foo.bc|grep -q "lli foo"; then
         echo "executing ./foo.bc failed"
         ./foo.bc || true