A brake control apparatus includes a normally-open pressure-buildup control valve (19) disposed between a master cylinder (M/C) and each wheel-brake cylinder (W/C), a reservoir (23) into which the brake fluid in each of the wheel-brake cylinders (W/C) flows during an anti-brake skid pressure-reduction control mode, and a pressure-reduction control valve (25) disposed between each of the wheel-brake cylinders (W/C) and the reservoir (23). Also provided is a fluid-pressure controller (BCU) configured to bring the pressure-buildup control valve (19) to a non-controlled state and simultaneously bring the pressure-reduction control valve (25) to a controlled state, when flowing and storing the brake fluid, flown out of the master cylinder due to a driver's brake-pedal operation, into the reservoir and when flowing and storing the brake fluid in each of the wheel-brake cylinders (W/C) into the reservoir (23), during braking with an electric-regenerative braking system brought to an operative state.