diff --git a/.github/workflows/kernel.yml b/.github/workflows/kernel.yml
index 4f8c6b9317c..db4c6c73195 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/kernel.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/kernel.yml
@@ -146,22 +146,22 @@ jobs:
       - name: Build tools
         shell: su buildbot -c "sh -e {0}"
         working-directory: openwrt
-        run: make tools/install -j$(nproc) BUILD_LOG=1
+        run: make tools/install -j$(nproc) BUILD_LOG=1 || ret=$? .github/workflows/scripts/show_build_failures.sh
 
       - name: Build toolchain
         shell: su buildbot -c "sh -e {0}"
         working-directory: openwrt
-        run: make toolchain/install -j$(nproc) BUILD_LOG=1
+        run: make toolchain/install -j$(nproc) BUILD_LOG=1 || ret=$? .github/workflows/scripts/show_build_failures.sh
 
       - name: Build Kernel
         shell: su buildbot -c "sh -e {0}"
         working-directory: openwrt
-        run: make target/compile -j$(nproc) BUILD_LOG=1
+        run: make target/compile -j$(nproc) BUILD_LOG=1 || ret=$? .github/workflows/scripts/show_build_failures.sh
 
       - name: Build Kernel Kmods
         shell: su buildbot -c "sh -e {0}"
         working-directory: openwrt
-        run: make package/linux/compile -j$(nproc) BUILD_LOG=1
+        run: make package/linux/compile -j$(nproc) BUILD_LOG=1 || ret=$? .github/workflows/scripts/show_build_failures.sh
 
       - name: Upload logs
         if: failure()
diff --git a/.github/workflows/scripts/show_build_failures.sh b/.github/workflows/scripts/show_build_failures.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000000..14f699c93d8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/scripts/show_build_failures.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+original_exit_code="${ret:-1}"
+log_dir_path="${1:-logs}"
+context="${2:-10}"
+
+show_make_build_errors() {
+	grep -slr 'make\[[[:digit:]]\].*Error [[:digit:]]$' "$log_dir_path" | while IFS= read -r log_file; do
+		printf "====== Make errors from %s ======\n" "$log_file";
+		grep -r -C"$context" 'make\[[[:digit:]]\].*Error [[:digit:]]$' "$log_file" ;
+	done
+}
+
+show_make_build_errors
+exit "$original_exit_code"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/tools.yml b/.github/workflows/tools.yml
index 4e423fdd629..b97f0599e22 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tools.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tools.yml
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Build tools
         run: |
           cd "$WORKPATH"
-          make tools/install -j$(nproc) BUILD_LOG=1
+          make tools/install -j$(nproc) BUILD_LOG=1 || ret=$? .github/workflows/scripts/show_build_failures.sh
 
       - name: Move logs to GITHUB_WORKSPACE
         if: always()