diff --git a/src/liblzma/common/microlzma_encoder.c b/src/liblzma/common/microlzma_encoder.c
index d3ef0632..a787ca25 100644
--- a/src/liblzma/common/microlzma_encoder.c
+++ b/src/liblzma/common/microlzma_encoder.c
@@ -111,7 +111,8 @@ microlzma_encoder_init(lzma_next_coder *next, const lzma_allocator *allocator,
 
 	// Encode the properties byte. Bitwise-negation of it will be the
 	// first output byte.
-	return_if_error(lzma_lzma_lclppb_encode(options, &coder->props));
+	if (lzma_lzma_lclppb_encode(options, &coder->props))
+		return LZMA_OPTIONS_ERROR;
 
 	// Initialize the LZMA encoder.
 	const lzma_filter_info filters[2] = {