diff --git a/libexec/rc/rc.d/sendmail b/libexec/rc/rc.d/sendmail
index ea97503890f..28d6818eaba 100755
--- a/libexec/rc/rc.d/sendmail
+++ b/libexec/rc/rc.d/sendmail
@@ -204,6 +204,7 @@ sendmail_precmd()
 }
 
 run_rc_command "$1"
+_ret=$?
 
 required_files=
 
@@ -212,6 +213,7 @@ if checkyesno sendmail_submit_enable; then
 	rcvar="sendmail_submit_enable"
 	_rc_restart_done=false
 	run_rc_command "$1"
+	_ret=$(( _ret > $? ? _ret : $? ))
 fi
 
 if checkyesno sendmail_outbound_enable; then
@@ -219,6 +221,7 @@ if checkyesno sendmail_outbound_enable; then
 	rcvar="sendmail_outbound_enable"
 	_rc_restart_done=false
 	run_rc_command "$1"
+	_ret=$(( _ret > $? ? _ret : $? ))
 fi
 
 name="sendmail_msp_queue"
@@ -227,3 +230,6 @@ pidfile="${sendmail_msp_queue_pidfile:-/var/spool/clientmqueue/sm-client.pid}"
 required_files="/etc/mail/submit.cf"
 _rc_restart_done=false
 run_rc_command "$1"
+_ret=$(( _ret > $? ? _ret : $? ))
+
+(exit "$_ret")