2 files changed, 4 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 6baaa633..b5203875 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -250,6 +250,8 @@ fetchmail 6.3.0 (not yet released officially):
 * Bury on_exit officially - the necessary code had been missing from 6.0.0,
   6.2.0, 6.2.5.  Matthias Andree
 * Exit with error if the lock file cannot be read.  Matthias Andree
+* Exit with error if the lock file cannot be created exclusively, this got
+  broken in a 6.2.6-pre, 6.2.5.2 and older were fine.  Matthias Andree
 
 # INTERNAL CHANGES
 * Switched to automake. Matthias Andree.
diff --git a/lock.c b/lock.c
index f29129d1..8a47703a 100644
--- a/lock.c
+++ b/lock.c
@@ -123,6 +123,8 @@ void lock_or_die(void)
 	    }
 	    if (fsync(fd)) e = 1;
 	    if (close(fd)) e = 1;
+	} else {
+	    e = 1;
 	}
 	if (e == 0) {
 	    lock_acquired = TRUE;