diff --git a/usr.bin/tftp/tftp.c b/usr.bin/tftp/tftp.c
index 4deee1b6960a..c7c2c7e0fdf9 100644
--- a/usr.bin/tftp/tftp.c
+++ b/usr.bin/tftp/tftp.c
@@ -205,6 +205,7 @@ xmitfile(fd, name, mode)
 	stopclock();
 	if (amount > 0)
 		printstats("Sent", amount);
+	txrx_error = 1;
 }
 
 /*
@@ -330,6 +331,7 @@ recvfile(fd, name, mode)
 	stopclock();
 	if (amount > 0)
 		printstats("Received", amount);
+	txrx_error = 1;
 }
 
 static int