diff --git a/sbin/ifconfig/ifclone.c b/sbin/ifconfig/ifclone.c
index 5e23501ae03c..c264a444dcf0 100644
--- a/sbin/ifconfig/ifclone.c
+++ b/sbin/ifconfig/ifclone.c
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ static void
 clone_Copt_cb(const char *optarg __unused)
 {
 	list_cloners();
-	exit(0);
+	exit(exit_code);
 }
 static struct option clone_Copt = { .opt = "C", .opt_usage = "[-C]", .cb = clone_Copt_cb };
 
diff --git a/sbin/ifconfig/ifconfig.c b/sbin/ifconfig/ifconfig.c
index b0a2f17586b5..254180eaa7f6 100644
--- a/sbin/ifconfig/ifconfig.c
+++ b/sbin/ifconfig/ifconfig.c
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ int	printifname = 0;
 
 int	supmedia = 0;
 int	printkeys = 0;		/* Print keying material for interfaces. */
+int	exit_code = 0;
 
 /* Formatter Strings */
 char	*f_inet, *f_inet6, *f_ether, *f_addr;
@@ -485,7 +486,7 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 					errx(1, "%s: cloning name too long",
 					    ifname);
 				ifconfig(argc, argv, 1, NULL);
-				exit(0);
+				exit(exit_code);
 			}
 #ifdef JAIL
 			/*
@@ -499,7 +500,7 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 					errx(1, "%s: interface name too long",
 					    ifname);
 				ifconfig(argc, argv, 0, NULL);
-				exit(0);
+				exit(exit_code);
 			}
 #endif
 			errx(1, "interface %s does not exist", ifname);
@@ -597,7 +598,7 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	freeifaddrs(ifap);
 
 	freeformat();
-	exit(0);
+	exit(exit_code);
 }
 
 static struct afswtch *afs = NULL;
diff --git a/sbin/ifconfig/ifconfig.h b/sbin/ifconfig/ifconfig.h
index 5a9af3aaa7b8..5b5a839aec0e 100644
--- a/sbin/ifconfig/ifconfig.h
+++ b/sbin/ifconfig/ifconfig.h
@@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ extern	int printkeys;
 extern	int newaddr;
 extern	int verbose;
 extern	int printifname;
+extern	int exit_code;
 
 void	setifcap(const char *, int value, int s, const struct afswtch *);
 
diff --git a/sbin/ifconfig/ifgroup.c b/sbin/ifconfig/ifgroup.c
index d3792e00a1cb..106d1260ef18 100644
--- a/sbin/ifconfig/ifgroup.c
+++ b/sbin/ifconfig/ifgroup.c
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ printgroup(const char *groupname)
 	if (ioctl(s, SIOCGIFGMEMB, (caddr_t)&ifgr) == -1) {
 		if (errno == EINVAL || errno == ENOTTY ||
 		    errno == ENOENT)
-			exit(0);
+			exit(exit_code);
 		else
 			err(1, "SIOCGIFGMEMB");
 	}
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ printgroup(const char *groupname)
 	}
 	free(ifgr.ifgr_groups);
 
-	exit(0);
+	exit(exit_code);
 }
 
 static struct cmd group_cmds[] = {
diff --git a/sbin/ifconfig/iflagg.c b/sbin/ifconfig/iflagg.c
index 825acf69d339..89b9ce097f35 100644
--- a/sbin/ifconfig/iflagg.c
+++ b/sbin/ifconfig/iflagg.c
@@ -41,9 +41,17 @@ setlaggport(const char *val, int d, int s, const struct afswtch *afp)
 	strlcpy(rp.rp_ifname, name, sizeof(rp.rp_ifname));
 	strlcpy(rp.rp_portname, val, sizeof(rp.rp_portname));
 
-	/* Don't choke if the port is already in this lagg. */
-	if (ioctl(s, SIOCSLAGGPORT, &rp) && errno != EEXIST)
-		err(1, "SIOCSLAGGPORT");
+	/*
+	 * Do not exit with an error here.  Doing so permits a
+	 * failed NIC to take down an entire lagg.
+	 *
+	 * Don't error at all if the port is already in the lagg.
+	 */
+	if (ioctl(s, SIOCSLAGGPORT, &rp) && errno != EEXIST) {
+		warnx("%s %s: SIOCSLAGGPORT: %s",
+		    name, val, strerror(errno));
+		exit_code = 1;
+	}
 }
 
 static void