diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 595870061..748d7c762 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2003-07-01  Werner Lemberg  <wl@gnu.org>
+
+	* src/cache/ftcsbits.c (ftc_sbit_node_compare): Only add `size' if
+	there is no error.  Reported by Knut St. Osmundsen
+	<bird-freetype@anduin.net>.
+
 2003-06-30  Werner Lemberg  <wl@gnu.org>
 
 	A new try to synchronize bitmap font access.
diff --git a/src/cache/ftcsbits.c b/src/cache/ftcsbits.c
index 7578ef8c2..2faf80f33 100644
--- a/src/cache/ftcsbits.c
+++ b/src/cache/ftcsbits.c
@@ -308,14 +308,11 @@
         FT_ULong  size;
 
 
-        /* yes, it's safe to ignore errors here */
-        ftc_sbit_node_load( snode,
-                            cache->manager,
-                            FTC_SBIT_FAMILY( FTC_QUERY( squery )->family ),
-                            gindex,
-                            &size );
-
-        cache->manager->cur_weight += size;
+        if ( !ftc_sbit_node_load(
+                snode, cache->manager,
+                FTC_SBIT_FAMILY( FTC_QUERY( squery )->family ),
+                gindex, &size ) )
+          cache->manager->cur_weight += size;
       }
     }