diff --git a/src/plugins/remotelinux/genericdirectuploadservice.cpp b/src/plugins/remotelinux/genericdirectuploadservice.cpp
index 6842eb43311..0d035171993 100644
--- a/src/plugins/remotelinux/genericdirectuploadservice.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/remotelinux/genericdirectuploadservice.cpp
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ GenericDirectUploadService::GenericDirectUploadService(QObject *parent)
 {
     connect(&d->uploader, &FileTransfer::done, this, [this](const ProcessResultData &result) {
         QTC_ASSERT(d->state == Uploading, return);
-        if (result.m_error != QProcess::UnknownError) {
+        if (result.m_error != QProcess::UnknownError || result.m_exitCode != 0) {
             emit errorMessage(result.m_errorString);
             setFinished();
             handleDeploymentDone();