diff --git a/bin/sh/alias.c b/bin/sh/alias.c
index 5302b03de56..83cc9d48ef3 100644
--- a/bin/sh/alias.c
+++ b/bin/sh/alias.c
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ unaliascmd(int argc __unused, char **argv __unused)
 		}
 	}
 	for (i = 0; *argptr; argptr++)
-		i = unalias(*argptr);
+		i |= unalias(*argptr);
 
 	return (i);
 }