2 files changed, 3 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/src/shared/dbus-common.c b/src/shared/dbus-common.c
index 5afce7627a..b8c15cb9fc 100644
--- a/src/shared/dbus-common.c
+++ b/src/shared/dbus-common.c
@@ -258,12 +258,11 @@ const char *bus_error_message(const DBusError *error) {
         return error->message;
 }
 
-const char *bus_error_message_or_strerror(const DBusError *error, int err) {
-
+const char *bus_error(const DBusError *error, int err) {
         if (error && dbus_error_is_set(error))
                 return bus_error_message(error);
 
-        return strerror(err);
+        return strerror(err < 0 ? -err : err);
 }
 
 DBusHandlerResult bus_default_message_handler(
diff --git a/src/shared/dbus-common.h b/src/shared/dbus-common.h
index f7f614cdcd..16fc14b8e4 100644
--- a/src/shared/dbus-common.h
+++ b/src/shared/dbus-common.h
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ int bus_connect_system_ssh(const char *user, const char *host, DBusConnection **
 int bus_connect_system_polkit(DBusConnection **_bus, DBusError *error);
 
 const char *bus_error_message(const DBusError *error);
-const char *bus_error_message_or_strerror(const DBusError *error, int err);
+const char *bus_error(const DBusError *e, int r);
 
 typedef int (*BusPropertyCallback)(DBusMessageIter *iter, const char *property, void *data);
 typedef int (*BusPropertySetCallback)(DBusMessageIter *iter, const char *property, void *data);