diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index 9b5ff501f1..50e84e642a 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+3196.   [bug]           nsupdate: return nonzero exit code when target zone
+                        doesn't exist. [RT #25783]
+
 3195.	[cleanup]	Silence "file not found" warnings when loading
 			managed-keys zone. [RT #26340]
 
diff --git a/bin/nsupdate/nsupdate.c b/bin/nsupdate/nsupdate.c
index 0b80f63777..ba02366159 100644
--- a/bin/nsupdate/nsupdate.c
+++ b/bin/nsupdate/nsupdate.c
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
  * PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
  */
 
-/* $Id: nsupdate.c,v 1.196 2011/05/23 22:25:32 each Exp $ */
+/* $Id: nsupdate.c,v 1.197 2011/11/03 04:29:28 each Exp $ */
 
 /*! \file */
 
@@ -2280,6 +2280,7 @@ recvsoa(isc_task_t *task, isc_event_t *event) {
 		dns_message_destroy(&soaquery);
 		ddebug("Out of recvsoa");
 		done_update();
+		seenerror = ISC_TRUE;
 		return;
 	}