diff --git a/lib/compress/fse_compress.c b/lib/compress/fse_compress.c
index 26e8052d..3a03627c 100644
--- a/lib/compress/fse_compress.c
+++ b/lib/compress/fse_compress.c
@@ -781,7 +781,7 @@ size_t FSE_compress_usingCTable (void* dst, size_t dstSize,
 
 size_t FSE_compressBound(size_t size) { return FSE_COMPRESSBOUND(size); }
 
-#define CHECK_V_F(e, f) size_t const e = f; if (ERR_isError(e)) return f
+#define CHECK_V_F(e, f) size_t const e = f; if (ERR_isError(e)) return e
 #define CHECK_F(f)   { CHECK_V_F(_var_err__, f); }
 
 /* FSE_compress_wksp() :
diff --git a/lib/compress/huf_compress.c b/lib/compress/huf_compress.c
index beb4fdb6..953cb5f2 100644
--- a/lib/compress/huf_compress.c
+++ b/lib/compress/huf_compress.c
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
 *  Error Management
 ****************************************************************/
 #define HUF_STATIC_ASSERT(c) { enum { HUF_static_assert = 1/(int)(!!(c)) }; }   /* use only *after* variable declarations */
-#define CHECK_V_F(e, f) size_t const e = f; if (ERR_isError(e)) return f
+#define CHECK_V_F(e, f) size_t const e = f; if (ERR_isError(e)) return e
 #define CHECK_F(f)   { CHECK_V_F(_var_err__, f); }