diff --git a/libctf/ctf-open.c b/libctf/ctf-open.c
index fd6d36edc46..ab97cde3ebf 100644
--- a/libctf/ctf-open.c
+++ b/libctf/ctf-open.c
@@ -1066,6 +1066,7 @@ init_static_types_internal (ctf_dict_t *fp, ctf_header_t *cth,
 	  continue;
 
 	enum_err:
+	  ctf_set_errno (fp, err);
 	  ctf_next_destroy (i_constants);
 	  ctf_next_destroy (i);
 	  return ctf_errno (fp);