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1 files changed, 1 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/misc/error.c b/misc/error.c
index 2af2cc5b90..ca7f3b47b8 100644
--- a/misc/error.c
+++ b/misc/error.c
@@ -157,10 +157,7 @@ error (status, errnum, message, va_alist)
     {
 #if defined HAVE_STRERROR_R || defined _LIBC
       char errbuf[1024];
-      /* Don't use __strerror_r's return value because on some systems
-	 (at least DEC UNIX 4.0[A-D]) strerror_r returns `int'.  */
-      __strerror_r (errnum, errbuf, sizeof errbuf);
-      fprintf (stderr, ": %s", errbuf);
+      fprintf (stderr, ": %s", __strerror_r (errnum, errbuf, sizeof errbuf));
 #else
       fprintf (stderr, ": %s", strerror (errnum));
 #endif