diff --git a/libs/binder/Status.cpp b/libs/binder/Status.cpp
index a9d5055..e318a7f 100644
--- a/libs/binder/Status.cpp
+++ b/libs/binder/Status.cpp
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@
     // Something really bad has happened, and we're not going to even
     // try returning rich error data.
     if (mException == EX_TRANSACTION_FAILED) {
-        return mErrorCode;
+        return mErrorCode == OK ? FAILED_TRANSACTION : mErrorCode;
     }
 
     status_t status = parcel->writeInt32(mException);