diff --git a/libexec/rc/rc.d/sendmail b/libexec/rc/rc.d/sendmail
--- a/libexec/rc/rc.d/sendmail
+++ b/libexec/rc/rc.d/sendmail
@@ -205,6 +205,7 @@
 }
 
 run_rc_command "$1"
+_ret=$?
 
 required_files=
 
@@ -228,3 +229,5 @@
 required_files="/etc/mail/submit.cf"
 _rc_restart_done=false
 run_rc_command "$1"
+
+exit $(( _ret > $? ? _ret : $? ))