diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/windows/win_file.ps1 b/lib/ansible/modules/windows/win_file.ps1
index f387780123c..958f9f04fcc 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/windows/win_file.ps1
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/windows/win_file.ps1
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@
 # WANT_JSON
 # POWERSHELL_COMMON
 
+$ErrorActionPreference = "Stop"
+
 $params = Parse-Args $args
 
 # path