1 files changed, 7 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/src/mkerrors b/src/mkerrors
index 4f37e06..7087fdb 100755
--- a/src/mkerrors
+++ b/src/mkerrors
@@ -56,8 +56,13 @@ _assuan_error (int oldcode)
   unsigned int n;
 
   if (!err_source)
-    return (oldcode & 0x00ffffff); /* Make sure that the gpg-error
-                                      source part is cleared. */
+    {
+      if (oldcode == -1)
+        return -1;
+      else
+        return (oldcode & 0x00ffffff); /* Make sure that the gpg-error
+                                          source part is cleared. */
+    }
 
   switch (oldcode)
     {