diff --git a/common/cmd_mem.c b/common/cmd_mem.c
index 9850800..a34b342 100644
--- a/common/cmd_mem.c
+++ b/common/cmd_mem.c
@@ -631,7 +631,7 @@
 	vu_long	*addr, *start, *end;
 	ulong	val;
 	ulong	readback;
-	int     rcode = 0;
+	ulong	errs = 0;
 	int iterations = 1;
 	int iteration_limit;
 
@@ -698,9 +698,9 @@
 
 
 		if (iteration_limit && iterations > iteration_limit) {
-			printf("Tested %d iteration(s) without errors.\n",
-				iterations-1);
-			return 0;
+			printf("Tested %d iteration(s) with %lu errors.\n",
+				iterations-1, errs);
+			return errs != 0;
 		}
 
 		printf("Iteration: %6d\r", iterations);
@@ -732,9 +732,14 @@
 			*dummy  = ~val; /* clear the test data off of the bus */
 			readback = *addr;
 			if(readback != val) {
-			     printf ("FAILURE (data line): "
+			    printf ("FAILURE (data line): "
 				"expected %08lx, actual %08lx\n",
 					  val, readback);
+			    errs++;
+			    if (ctrlc()) {
+				putc ('\n');
+				return 1;
+			    }
 			}
 			*addr  = ~val;
 			*dummy  = val;
@@ -743,6 +748,11 @@
 			    printf ("FAILURE (data line): "
 				"Is %08lx, should be %08lx\n",
 					readback, ~val);
+			    errs++;
+			    if (ctrlc()) {
+				putc ('\n');
+				return 1;
+			    }
 			}
 		    }
 		}
@@ -808,7 +818,11 @@
 			printf ("\nFAILURE: Address bit stuck high @ 0x%.8lx:"
 				" expected 0x%.8lx, actual 0x%.8lx\n",
 				(ulong)&start[offset], pattern, temp);
-			return 1;
+			errs++;
+			if (ctrlc()) {
+			    putc ('\n');
+			    return 1;
+			}
 		    }
 		}
 		start[test_offset] = pattern;
@@ -826,7 +840,11 @@
 			    printf ("\nFAILURE: Address bit stuck low or shorted @"
 				" 0x%.8lx: expected 0x%.8lx, actual 0x%.8lx\n",
 				(ulong)&start[offset], pattern, temp);
-			    return 1;
+			    errs++;
+			    if (ctrlc()) {
+				putc ('\n');
+				return 1;
+			    }
 			}
 		    }
 		    start[test_offset] = pattern;
@@ -864,7 +882,11 @@
 			printf ("\nFAILURE (read/write) @ 0x%.8lx:"
 				" expected 0x%.8lx, actual 0x%.8lx)\n",
 				(ulong)&start[offset], pattern, temp);
-			return 1;
+			errs++;
+			if (ctrlc()) {
+			    putc ('\n');
+			    return 1;
+			}
 		    }
 
 		    anti_pattern = ~pattern;
@@ -882,7 +904,11 @@
 			printf ("\nFAILURE (read/write): @ 0x%.8lx:"
 				" expected 0x%.8lx, actual 0x%.8lx)\n",
 				(ulong)&start[offset], anti_pattern, temp);
-			return 1;
+			errs++;
+			if (ctrlc()) {
+			    putc ('\n');
+			    return 1;
+			}
 		    }
 		    start[offset] = 0;
 		}
@@ -897,9 +923,9 @@
 		}
 
 		if (iteration_limit && iterations > iteration_limit) {
-			printf("Tested %d iteration(s) without errors.\n",
-				iterations-1);
-			return 0;
+			printf("Tested %d iteration(s) with %lu errors.\n",
+				iterations-1, errs);
+			return errs != 0;
 		}
 		++iterations;
 
@@ -923,7 +949,11 @@
 				printf ("\nMem error @ 0x%08X: "
 					"found %08lX, expected %08lX\n",
 					(uint)addr, readback, val);
-				rcode = 1;
+				errs++;
+				if (ctrlc()) {
+					putc ('\n');
+					return 1;
+				}
 			}
 			val += incr;
 		}
@@ -943,7 +973,7 @@
 		incr = -incr;
 	}
 #endif
-	return rcode;
+	return 0;	/* not reached */
 }