diff --git a/indra/newview/viewer_manifest.py b/indra/newview/viewer_manifest.py
index 4d500b7ab7304f1a6eae8f71ab30272920d1039a..a2039b452837a6f692960bd3fe9cd3629b05546c 100755
--- a/indra/newview/viewer_manifest.py
+++ b/indra/newview/viewer_manifest.py
@@ -983,7 +983,7 @@ def package_finish(self):
                                 sign_retry_wait*=2
                             else:
                                 print >> sys.stderr, "Maximum codesign attempts exceeded; giving up"
-                                raisef
+                                raise
                     self.run_command('spctl -a -texec -vv %(bundle)r' % { 'bundle': app_in_dmg })
 
             imagename="SecondLife_" + '_'.join(self.args['version'])