2 files changed, 12 insertions, 16 deletions

diff --git a/src/errors.c b/src/errors.c
index 70b5f2668..d04da4ca9 100644
--- a/src/errors.c
+++ b/src/errors.c
@@ -112,27 +112,22 @@ void giterr_clear(void)
 #endif
 }
 
-git_error_t giterr_detach(git_buf *message)
+int giterr_detach(git_error *cpy)
 {
-	git_error_t rval;
 	git_error *error = GIT_GLOBAL->last_error;
 
-	assert(message);
-
-	git_buf_free(message);
+	assert(cpy);
 
 	if (!error)
-		return GITERR_NONE;
-
-	rval = error->klass;
+		return -1;
 
-	if (error != &g_git_oom_error)
-		git_buf_attach(message, error->message, 0);
+	cpy->message = error->message;
+	cpy->klass = error->klass;
 
 	error->message = NULL;
 	giterr_clear();
 
-	return rval;
+	return 0;
 }
 
 const git_error *giterr_last(void)
diff --git a/src/iterator.c b/src/iterator.c
index 369a079bc..8646399ab 100644
--- a/src/iterator.c
+++ b/src/iterator.c
@@ -991,8 +991,9 @@ static int fs_iterator__expand_dir(fs_iterator *fi)
 		fi->base.start, fi->base.end, &ff->entries);
 
 	if (error < 0) {
-		git_buf     msg = GIT_BUF_INIT;
-		git_error_t errt = giterr_detach(&msg);
+		git_error last_error = {0};
+
+		giterr_detach(&last_error);
 
 		/* these callbacks may clear the error message */
 		fs_iterator__free_frame(ff);
@@ -1000,9 +1001,9 @@ static int fs_iterator__expand_dir(fs_iterator *fi)
 		/* next time return value we skipped to */
 		fi->base.flags &= ~GIT_ITERATOR_FIRST_ACCESS;
 
-		if (msg.ptr) {
-			giterr_set_str(errt, msg.ptr);
-			git_buf_free(&msg);
+		if (last_error.message) {
+			giterr_set_str(last_error.klass, last_error.message);
+			free(last_error.message);
 		}
 
 		return error;