diff --git a/usr.bin/make/globals.h b/usr.bin/make/globals.h
index 04c7da9bb2d3..5e42a4a80c4c 100644
--- a/usr.bin/make/globals.h
+++ b/usr.bin/make/globals.h
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ extern struct Path parseIncPath;
 extern struct Path sysIncPath;
 
 extern int	jobLimit;	/* -j argument: maximum number of jobs */
+extern int	makeErrors;	/* Number of targets not remade due to errors */
 extern Boolean	jobsRunning;	/* True if jobs are running */
 extern Boolean	compatMake;	/* True if we are make compatible */
 extern Boolean	ignoreErrors;	/* True if should ignore all errors */
diff --git a/usr.bin/make/job.c b/usr.bin/make/job.c
index 77a7f8607396..7cc575e7de1c 100644
--- a/usr.bin/make/job.c
+++ b/usr.bin/make/job.c
@@ -263,7 +263,6 @@ TAILQ_HEAD(JobList, Job);
 /*
  * error handling variables
  */
-static int	errors = 0;	/* number of errors reported */
 static int	aborting = 0;	/* why is the make aborting? */
 #define	ABORT_ERROR	1	/* Because of an error */
 #define	ABORT_INTERRUPT	2	/* Because it was interrupted */
@@ -849,7 +848,7 @@ JobClose(Job *job)
  *
  *	If we got an error and are aborting (aborting == ABORT_ERROR) and
  *	the job list is now empty, we are done for the day.
- *	If we recognized an error (errors !=0), we set the aborting flag
+ *	If we recognized an error (makeErrors !=0), we set the aborting flag
  *	to ABORT_ERROR so no more jobs will be started.
  */
 static void
@@ -1124,7 +1123,7 @@ JobFinish(Job *job, int *status)
 		free(job);
 
 	} else if (*status != 0) {
-		errors += 1;
+		makeErrors++;
 		free(job);
 	}
 
@@ -1133,7 +1132,7 @@ JobFinish(Job *job, int *status)
 	/*
 	 * Set aborting if any error.
 	 */
-	if (errors && !keepgoing && aborting != ABORT_INTERRUPT) {
+	if (makeErrors && !keepgoing && aborting != ABORT_INTERRUPT) {
 		/*
 		 * If we found any errors in this batch of children and the -k
 		 * flag wasn't given, we set the aborting flag so no more jobs
@@ -1146,7 +1145,7 @@ JobFinish(Job *job, int *status)
 		/*
 		 * If we are aborting and the job table is now empty, we finish.
 		 */
-		Finish(errors);
+		Finish(makeErrors);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -2347,7 +2346,7 @@ Job_Init(int maxproc)
 	nJobs = 0;
 
 	aborting = 0;
-	errors = 0;
+	makeErrors = 0;
 
 	lastNode = NULL;
 
@@ -2539,14 +2538,14 @@ JobInterrupt(int runINTERRUPT, int signo)
  *	attached to the .END target.
  *
  * Results:
- *	Number of errors reported.
+ *	None.
  */
-int
+void
 Job_Finish(void)
 {
 
 	if (postCommands != NULL && !Lst_IsEmpty(&postCommands->commands)) {
-		if (errors) {
+		if (makeErrors) {
 			Error("Errors reported so .END ignored");
 		} else {
 			JobStart(postCommands, JOB_SPECIAL | JOB_IGNDOTS, NULL);
@@ -2563,7 +2562,6 @@ Job_Finish(void)
 		if (fifoMaster)
 			unlink(fifoName);
 	}
-	return (errors);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -3327,7 +3325,6 @@ void
 Compat_Run(Lst *targs)
 {
 	GNode	*gn = NULL;	/* Current root target */
-	int	error_cnt;		/* Number of targets not remade due to errors */
 	LstNode	*ln;
 
 	Compat_InstallSignalHandlers();
@@ -3360,7 +3357,7 @@ Compat_Run(Lst *targs)
 	 *	ABORTED	  gn was not remade because one of its inferiors
 	 *		  could not be made due to errors.
 	 */
-	error_cnt = 0;
+	makeErrors = 0;
 	while (!Lst_IsEmpty(targs)) {
 		gn = Lst_DeQueue(targs);
 		Compat_Make(gn, gn);
@@ -3370,18 +3367,17 @@ Compat_Run(Lst *targs)
 		} else if (gn->made == ABORTED) {
 			printf("`%s' not remade because of errors.\n",
 			    gn->name);
-			error_cnt += 1;
+			makeErrors++;
 		}
 	}
 
 	/*
 	 * If the user has defined a .END target, run its commands.
 	 */
-	if (error_cnt == 0) {
+	if (makeErrors == 0) {
 		LST_FOREACH(ln, &ENDNode->commands) {
 			if (Compat_RunCommand(Lst_Datum(ln), ENDNode))
 				break;
 		}
 	}
 }
-
diff --git a/usr.bin/make/job.h b/usr.bin/make/job.h
index a4c66201b7dc..57c99de054f3 100644
--- a/usr.bin/make/job.h
+++ b/usr.bin/make/job.h
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ void Job_Make(struct GNode *);
 void Job_Init(int);
 Boolean Job_Full(void);
 Boolean Job_Empty(void);
-int Job_Finish(void);
+void Job_Finish(void);
 void Job_Wait(void);
 void Job_AbortAll(void);
 
diff --git a/usr.bin/make/main.c b/usr.bin/make/main.c
index 7569d428ccde..7ba0bae6b0d6 100644
--- a/usr.bin/make/main.c
+++ b/usr.bin/make/main.c
@@ -130,6 +130,7 @@ Boolean		compatMake;	/* -B argument */
 int		debug;		/* -d flag */
 Boolean		ignoreErrors;	/* -i flag */
 int		jobLimit;	/* -j argument */
+int		makeErrors;	/* Number of targets not remade due to errors */
 Boolean		jobsRunning;	/* TRUE if the jobs might be running */
 Boolean		keepgoing;	/* -k flag */
 Boolean		noExecute;	/* -n flag */
@@ -1311,9 +1312,11 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 	if (DEBUG(GRAPH2))
 		Targ_PrintGraph(2);
 
-	if (queryFlag && outOfDate)
-		return (1);
-	else
-		return (0);
-}
+	if (queryFlag)
+		return (outOfDate);
 
+	if (makeErrors != 0)
+		Finish(makeErrors);
+
+	return (0);
+}
diff --git a/usr.bin/make/make.c b/usr.bin/make/make.c
index 4ac5bb625cab..835e855aee6d 100644
--- a/usr.bin/make/make.c
+++ b/usr.bin/make/make.c
@@ -713,7 +713,6 @@ Make_Run(Lst *targs)
 	GNode	*gn;		/* a temporary pointer */
 	GNode	*cgn;
 	Lst	examine;	/* List of targets to examine */
-	int	errors;		/* Number of errors the Job module reports */
 	LstNode	*ln;
 
 	Lst_Init(&examine);
@@ -793,15 +792,14 @@ Make_Run(Lst *targs)
 		MakeStartJobs();
 	}
 
-	errors = Job_Finish();
+	Job_Finish();
 
 	/*
 	 * Print the final status of each target. E.g. if it wasn't made
 	 * because some inferior reported an error.
 	 */
-	errors = ((errors == 0) && (numNodes != 0));
 	LST_FOREACH(ln, targs)
-		MakePrintStatus(Lst_Datum(ln), errors);
+		MakePrintStatus(Lst_Datum(ln), (makeErrors == 0) && (numNodes != 0));
 
 	return (TRUE);
 }