diff --git a/reactos/subsys/system/cmd/error.c b/reactos/subsys/system/cmd/error.c
index 34891bb1deb..d61edfadda8 100644
--- a/reactos/subsys/system/cmd/error.c
+++ b/reactos/subsys/system/cmd/error.c
@@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ VOID error_sfile_not_found (LPTSTR f)
 
 	LoadString(CMD_ModuleHandle, STRING_ERROR_FILE_NOT_FOUND, szMsg, RC_STRING_MAX_SIZE);
 	ConErrPrintf(_T("%s - %s\n"), szMsg, f);
+  nErrorLevel = 1;
 }