diff --git a/git-cvsimport.perl b/git-cvsimport.perl
index 1fa9a22376..6d8ff93f5f 100755
--- a/git-cvsimport.perl
+++ b/git-cvsimport.perl
@@ -632,6 +632,7 @@ unless ($opt_P) {
 	    print $cvspsfh $_;
 	}
 	close CVSPS;
+	$? == 0 or die "git-cvsimport: fatal: cvsps reported error\n";
 	close $cvspsfh;
 } else {
 	$cvspsfile = $opt_P;