diff --git a/target/linux/ipq40xx/base-files/lib/upgrade/linksys.sh b/target/linux/ipq40xx/base-files/lib/upgrade/linksys.sh
index c0d45d640d..696f653eb9 100644
--- a/target/linux/ipq40xx/base-files/lib/upgrade/linksys.sh
+++ b/target/linux/ipq40xx/base-files/lib/upgrade/linksys.sh
@@ -100,7 +100,12 @@ platform_do_upgrade_linksys() {
 		fi
 
 		# complete std upgrade
-		nand_upgrade_tar "$1"
+		if nand_upgrade_tar "$1" ; then
+			nand_do_upgrade_success
+		else
+			nand_do_upgrade_failure
+		fi
+
 	}
 
 	[ "$magic_long" = "27051956" ] && {