diff --git a/extra/vchroot b/extra/vchroot
index 8b495ce..fd4a311 100755
--- a/extra/vchroot
+++ b/extra/vchroot
@@ -62,6 +62,8 @@ TERM="$TERM" \
 PS1='\u:\w\$ ' \
 PATH=/bin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/usr/sbin $CMD
 
+retval=$?
+
 popd &>/dev/null
 
 umount $LFS/dev/pts
@@ -70,4 +72,4 @@ umount $LFS/run
 umount $LFS/proc
 umount $LFS/sys
 
-exit $?
+exit $retval