diff --git a/src/librustdoc/lib.rs b/src/librustdoc/lib.rs
index 6d34f484754..25255ba1966 100644
--- a/src/librustdoc/lib.rs
+++ b/src/librustdoc/lib.rs
@@ -674,7 +674,7 @@ type MainResult = Result<(), ErrorGuaranteed>;
 
 fn wrap_return(diag: &rustc_errors::Handler, res: Result<(), String>) -> MainResult {
     match res {
-        Ok(()) => Ok(()),
+        Ok(()) => diag.has_errors().map_or(Ok(()), Err),
         Err(err) => {
             let reported = diag.struct_err(&err).emit();
             Err(reported)
@@ -689,7 +689,7 @@ fn run_renderer<'tcx, T: formats::FormatRenderer<'tcx>>(
     tcx: TyCtxt<'tcx>,
 ) -> MainResult {
     match formats::run_format::<T>(krate, renderopts, cache, tcx) {
-        Ok(_) => Ok(()),
+        Ok(_) => tcx.sess.has_errors().map_or(Ok(()), Err),
         Err(e) => {
             let mut msg =
                 tcx.sess.struct_err(&format!("couldn't generate documentation: {}", e.error));