diff -up krb5/src/slave/kpropd.c krb5/src/slave/kpropd.c --- krb5/src/slave/kpropd.c 2010-12-17 11:14:26.000000000 -0500 +++ krb5/src/slave/kpropd.c 2010-12-17 11:41:19.000000000 -0500 @@ -404,11 +404,11 @@ retry: } close(s); - if (iproprole == IPROP_SLAVE) + if (iproprole == IPROP_SLAVE) { close(finet); - - if ((ret = WEXITSTATUS(status)) != 0) - return (ret); + if ((ret = WEXITSTATUS(status)) != 0) + return (ret); + } } if (iproprole == IPROP_SLAVE) break;