diff --git a/updater/updater.cpp b/updater/updater.cpp
index efb4a8c..1693fa1 100644
--- a/updater/updater.cpp
+++ b/updater/updater.cpp
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@
 // (Note it's "updateR-script", not the older "update-script".)
 #define SCRIPT_NAME "META-INF/com/google/android/updater-script"
 
+extern bool have_eio_error;
+
 struct selabel_handle *sehandle;
 
 int main(int argc, char** argv) {
@@ -141,6 +143,11 @@
     state.errmsg = NULL;
 
     char* result = Evaluate(&state, root);
+
+    if (have_eio_error) {
+        fprintf(cmd_pipe, "retry_update\n");
+    }
+
     if (result == NULL) {
         if (state.errmsg == NULL) {
             printf("script aborted (no error message)\n");