--- gpgme/gpgme.h
+++ gpgme/gpgme.h
@@ -1117,6 +1117,8 @@
 
 /* Crypto Operations.  */
 
+gpgme_error_t _gpgme_cancel_with_err (gpgme_ctx_t ctx, gpg_error_t ctx_err);
+
 /* Cancel a pending asynchronous operation.  */
 gpgme_error_t gpgme_cancel (gpgme_ctx_t ctx);
 
--- gpgme/wait-global.c
+++ gpgme/wait-global.c
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@
 	if (err)
 	  /* An error occured.  Close all fds in this context, and
 	     send the error in a done event.  */
-	  _gpgme_cancel_with_err (ctx, &err);
+	  _gpgme_cancel_with_err (ctx, err);
       }
       break;