1 files changed, 2 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/archival/gunzip.c b/archival/gunzip.c
index 6ec5c69ae..ca7e343cc 100644
--- a/archival/gunzip.c
+++ b/archival/gunzip.c
@@ -174,7 +174,8 @@ extern int gunzip_main(int argc, char **argv)
 #endif
                                 if (magic2 == 0x8b) {
                                         check_header_gzip(src_fd);
-                                        if (inflate(src_fd, dst_fd) != 0) {
+                                        status = inflate(src_fd, dst_fd);
+                                        if (status != 0) {
                                                 error_msg("Error inflating");
                                         }
                                         check_trailer_gzip(src_fd);