diff --git a/directory/c-sdk/ldap/libraries/libprldap/ldappr-error.c b/directory/c-sdk/ldap/libraries/libprldap/ldappr-error.c
index f9a8c9b48aa..b22b367b2a4 100644
--- a/directory/c-sdk/ldap/libraries/libprldap/ldappr-error.c
+++ b/directory/c-sdk/ldap/libraries/libprldap/ldappr-error.c
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 void
 prldap_set_system_errno( int oserrno )
 {
-    PR_SetError( PR_UNKNOWN_ERROR, oserrno );
+    PR_SetError( PR_GetError(), oserrno );
 }