--- rpm2cpio.c.orig	Wed Oct 25 19:26:40 2000
+++ rpm2cpio.c	Wed Oct 25 19:26:59 2000
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
     }
 
     gzdi = Fdopen(fdi, rpmio_flags);	/* XXX gzdi == fdi */
-    if (gzdi == NULL || Ferror(gzdi)) {
+    if (gzdi == NULL) {
 	fprintf(stderr, _("cannot re-open payload: %s\n"), Fstrerror(gzdi));
 	exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
     }