diff --git a/programs/cmd/builtins.c b/programs/cmd/builtins.c
index 2510735f00d..2a7e08da898 100644
--- a/programs/cmd/builtins.c
+++ b/programs/cmd/builtins.c
@@ -1438,37 +1438,41 @@ static BOOL WCMD_delete_one (const WCHAR *thisArg) {
  *         non-hidden files
  */
 
-BOOL WCMD_delete (WCHAR *args) {
+RETURN_CODE WCMD_delete(WCHAR *args)
+{
     int   argno;
     WCHAR *argN;
     BOOL  argsProcessed = FALSE;
-    BOOL  foundAny      = FALSE;
 
     errorlevel = NO_ERROR;
 
-    for (argno=0; ; argno++) {
-        BOOL found;
+    for (argno = 0; ; argno++)
+    {
         WCHAR *thisArg;
 
         argN = NULL;
-        thisArg = WCMD_parameter (args, argno, &argN, FALSE, FALSE);
+        thisArg = WCMD_parameter(args, argno, &argN, FALSE, FALSE);
         if (!argN)
             break;       /* no more parameters */
         if (argN[0] == '/')
             continue;    /* skip options */
 
         argsProcessed = TRUE;
-        found = WCMD_delete_one(thisArg);
-        if (!found)
+        if (!WCMD_delete_one(thisArg))
+        {
             WCMD_output_stderr(WCMD_LoadMessage(WCMD_FILENOTFOUND), thisArg);
-        foundAny |= found;
+            errorlevel = ERROR_INVALID_FUNCTION;
+        }
     }
 
     /* Handle no valid args */
     if (!argsProcessed)
+    {
         WCMD_output_stderr(WCMD_LoadMessage(WCMD_NOARG));
+        errorlevel = ERROR_INVALID_FUNCTION;
+    }
 
-    return foundAny;
+    return errorlevel;
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/programs/cmd/tests/test_builtins.cmd.exp b/programs/cmd/tests/test_builtins.cmd.exp
index 5919bcf4f77..8d23e7efaf8 100644
--- a/programs/cmd/tests/test_builtins.cmd.exp
+++ b/programs/cmd/tests/test_builtins.cmd.exp
@@ -492,10 +492,10 @@ SUCCESS 0
 @todo_wine@FAILURE 1
 SUCCESS 0
 --- success/failure for ERASE command
-@todo_wine@FAILURE 1
+FAILURE 1
 SUCCESS 0
-@todo_wine@FAILURE 1
-@todo_wine@FAILURE 1
+FAILURE 1
+FAILURE 1
 @todo_wine@---
 ------------ Testing 'set' ------------
 1
diff --git a/programs/cmd/wcmd.h b/programs/cmd/wcmd.h
index 44cdd415fbe..db63966bffe 100644
--- a/programs/cmd/wcmd.h
+++ b/programs/cmd/wcmd.h
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ void WCMD_clear_screen (void);
 void WCMD_color (void);
 void WCMD_copy (WCHAR *);
 void WCMD_create_dir (WCHAR *);
-BOOL WCMD_delete (WCHAR *);
+RETURN_CODE WCMD_delete(WCHAR *);
 void WCMD_directory (WCHAR *);
 RETURN_CODE WCMD_echo(const WCHAR *);
 void WCMD_endlocal (void);
diff --git a/programs/cmd/wcmdmain.c b/programs/cmd/wcmdmain.c
index cd2043b02f3..0ec3b014283 100644
--- a/programs/cmd/wcmdmain.c
+++ b/programs/cmd/wcmdmain.c
@@ -1830,7 +1830,7 @@ static RETURN_CODE execute_single_command(const WCHAR *command)
 	break;
       case WCMD_DEL:
       case WCMD_ERASE:
-        WCMD_delete (parms_start);
+        return_code = WCMD_delete(parms_start);
         break;
       case WCMD_DIR:
         WCMD_directory (parms_start);