diff --git a/package/base-files/Makefile b/package/base-files/Makefile
index 8775ffbc80..04a863a8c5 100644
--- a/package/base-files/Makefile
+++ b/package/base-files/Makefile
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/version.mk
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/feeds.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=base-files
-PKG_RELEASE:=193
+PKG_RELEASE:=194
 PKG_FLAGS:=nonshared
 
 PKG_FILE_DEPENDS:=$(PLATFORM_DIR)/ $(GENERIC_PLATFORM_DIR)/base-files/
diff --git a/package/base-files/files/sbin/sysupgrade b/package/base-files/files/sbin/sysupgrade
index a378b02950..c9615e54c3 100755
--- a/package/base-files/files/sbin/sysupgrade
+++ b/package/base-files/files/sbin/sysupgrade
@@ -165,6 +165,11 @@ do_save_conffiles() {
 	v "Saving config files..."
 	[ "$VERBOSE" -gt 1 ] && TAR_V="v" || TAR_V=""
 	tar c${TAR_V}zf "$conf_tar" -T "$CONFFILES" 2>/dev/null
+	if [ "$?" -ne 0 ]; then
+		echo "Failed to create the configuration backup."
+		rm -f "$conf_tar"
+		exit 1
+	fi
 
 	rm -f "$CONFFILES"
 }