diff --git a/cpukit/ChangeLog b/cpukit/ChangeLog
index 0a8e11bc5a..181e4803bc 100644
--- a/cpukit/ChangeLog
+++ b/cpukit/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2011-11-07	Ralf Corsepius <ralf.corsepius@rtems.org>
+
+	PR 1952/cpukit
+	* libmisc/untar/untar.c: Add return code for failure when unable to
+	write file.
+
 2011-08-21	Joel Sherrill <joel.sherrilL@OARcorp.com>
 
 	PR 1890/cpukit
diff --git a/cpukit/libmisc/untar/untar.c b/cpukit/libmisc/untar/untar.c
index 7f2c55d1fd..2d1c8d4f52 100644
--- a/cpukit/libmisc/untar/untar.c
+++ b/cpukit/libmisc/untar/untar.c
@@ -204,6 +204,7 @@ Untar_FromMemory(
                if (n != len)
                {
                   printk("untar: Error during write\n");
+                  retval  = UNTAR_FAIL;
                   break;
                }
                ptr += 512;