diff --git a/contrib/elftoolchain/readelf/readelf.c b/contrib/elftoolchain/readelf/readelf.c
--- a/contrib/elftoolchain/readelf/readelf.c
+++ b/contrib/elftoolchain/readelf/readelf.c
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@
 static const char *elf_type(unsigned int type);
 static const char *elf_ver(unsigned int ver);
 static const char *dt_type(unsigned int mach, unsigned int dtype);
-static void dump_ar(struct readelf *re, int);
+static bool dump_ar(struct readelf *re, int);
 static void dump_arm_attributes(struct readelf *re, uint8_t *p, uint8_t *pe);
 static void dump_attributes(struct readelf *re);
 static uint8_t *dump_compatibility_tag(uint8_t *p, uint8_t *pe);
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@
     Dwarf_Addr base);
 static void dump_dwarf_str(struct readelf *re);
 static void dump_eflags(struct readelf *re, uint64_t e_flags);
-static void dump_elf(struct readelf *re);
+static bool dump_elf(struct readelf *re);
 static void dump_flags(struct flag_desc *fd, uint64_t flags);
 static void dump_dyn_val(struct readelf *re, GElf_Dyn *dyn, uint32_t stab);
 static void dump_dynamic(struct readelf *re);
@@ -7211,18 +7211,18 @@
 	}
 }
 
-static void
+static bool
 dump_elf(struct readelf *re)
 {
 
 	/* Fetch ELF header. No need to continue if it fails. */
 	if (gelf_getehdr(re->elf, &re->ehdr) == NULL) {
 		warnx("gelf_getehdr failed: %s", elf_errmsg(-1));
-		return;
+		return (false);
 	}
 	if ((re->ec = gelf_getclass(re->elf)) == ELFCLASSNONE) {
 		warnx("gelf_getclass failed: %s", elf_errmsg(-1));
-		return;
+		return (false);
 	}
 	if (re->ehdr.e_ident[EI_DATA] == ELFDATA2MSB) {
 		re->dw_read = _read_msb;
@@ -7266,6 +7266,7 @@
 		dump_dwarf(re);
 	if (re->options & ~RE_H)
 		unload_sections(re);
+	return (true);
 }
 
 static void
@@ -7311,7 +7312,7 @@
 	dwarf_finish(re->dbg, &de);
 }
 
-static void
+static bool
 dump_ar(struct readelf *re, int fd)
 {
 	Elf_Arsym *arsym;
@@ -7362,14 +7363,14 @@
 		}
 		if (elf_rand(re->ar, SARMAG) != SARMAG) {
 			warnx("elf_rand() failed: %s", elf_errmsg(-1));
-			return;
+			return (false);
 		}
 	}
 
 process_members:
 
 	if ((re->options & ~RE_C) == 0)
-		return;
+		return (true);
 
 	cmd = ELF_C_READ;
 	while ((re->elf = elf_begin(fd, cmd, re->ar)) != NULL) {
@@ -7389,11 +7390,14 @@
 		elf_end(re->elf);
 	}
 	re->elf = re->ar;
+	return (true);
 }
 
-static void
+static bool
 dump_object(struct readelf *re, int fd)
 {
+	bool rv = false;
+
 	if ((re->flags & DISPLAY_FILENAME) != 0)
 		printf("\nFile: %s\n", re->filename);
 
@@ -7407,10 +7411,10 @@
 		warnx("Not an ELF file.");
 		goto done;
 	case ELF_K_ELF:
-		dump_elf(re);
+		rv = dump_elf(re);
 		break;
 	case ELF_K_AR:
-		dump_ar(re, fd);
+		rv = dump_ar(re, fd);
 		break;
 	default:
 		warnx("Internal: libelf returned unknown elf kind.");
@@ -7418,6 +7422,7 @@
 
 done:
 	elf_end(re->elf);
+	return (rv);
 }
 
 static void
@@ -7765,7 +7770,7 @@
 	fileargs_t	*fa;
 	struct readelf	*re, re_storage;
 	unsigned long	 si;
-	int		 fd, opt, i;
+	int		 fd, opt, i, exit_code;
 	char		*ep;
 
 	re = &re_storage;
@@ -7906,16 +7911,19 @@
 		err(1, "Unable to enter capability mode");
 	}
 
+	exit_code = EXIT_SUCCESS;
 	for (i = 0; i < argc; i++) {
 		re->filename = argv[i];
 		fd = fileargs_open(fa, re->filename);
 		if (fd < 0) {
 			warn("open %s failed", re->filename);
+			exit_code = EXIT_FAILURE;
 		} else {
-			dump_object(re, fd);
+			if (!dump_object(re, fd))
+				exit_code = EXIT_FAILURE;
 			close(fd);
 		}
 	}
 
-	exit(EXIT_SUCCESS);
+	exit(exit_code);
 }