diff --git a/src/flb_pal.c b/src/flb_pal.c
index 719d7a1f29e..35c33e17f68 100644
--- a/src/flb_pal.c
+++ b/src/flb_pal.c
@@ -60,10 +60,15 @@ int flb_strerror_r(int errnum, char *buf, size_t buflen)
 
     return ret;
 #else
-	return strerror_r(errnum, buf, buflen);
+    return strerror_r(errnum, buf, buflen);
 #endif
 #elif defined(FLB_HAVE_STRERROR_S)
-	return (int) strerror_s(buf, (rsize_t)buflen, (errno_t)errnum);
+    int ret;
+
+    ret = (int) strerror_s(buf, (rsize_t)buflen, (errno_t)errnum);
+    if (0 != ret) {
+        ret = ERANGE;
+    }
 #endif
 }
 #endif