diff --git a/releng.control/rsync-retry.sh b/releng.control/rsync-retry.sh
index e09172d9ddd9d729f512acb80cd305363def08b3..67c8f6357dda5bdf3ef69c11c2a5021f69e5f49d 100644
--- a/releng.control/rsync-retry.sh
+++ b/releng.control/rsync-retry.sh
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ function rsync-retry () {
        local nPauseTime=$5
     fi
 
-    local rsyncArgs="aru"
+    local rsyncArgs="rupt"
     if [ $verboseFlag -gt 0 ] 
     then
         rsyncArgs="${rsyncArgs}v"