diff --git a/Doc/library/py_compile.rst b/Doc/library/py_compile.rst
index de9a80e..77ed8cf 100644
--- a/Doc/library/py_compile.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/py_compile.rst
@@ -42,7 +42,12 @@
    structure to locate source files; it only compiles files named explicitly.
 
 When this module is run as a script, the :func:`main` is used to compile all the
-files named on the command line.
+files named on the command line.  The exit status is nonzero if one of the files
+could not be compiled.
+
+.. versionchanged:: 2.6
+
+   Added the nonzero exit status.
 
 
 .. seealso::