--- src/dlmodule.c.orig  3 Jul 2004 20:47:45 -0000
+++ src/dlmodule.c      27 Oct 2005 11:08:30 -0000
@@ -89,6 +89,9 @@
         return RETURN_FAILURE;
     }
     
+    /* clear error indicator */
+    dlerror();
+
     newkey.data = dlsym(handle, dl_function);
     if ((error = (char *) dlerror()) != NULL) {
         errmsg(error);