diff --git a/ChangeLog.txt b/ChangeLog.txt
index b64bf5dcf6..d4ace49439 100644
--- a/ChangeLog.txt
+++ b/ChangeLog.txt
@@ -10,6 +10,10 @@
      * Change, ! Fix, % Optimization, + Addition, - Removal, ; Comment
  */
 
+2013-04-30 13:30 UTC+0200 Tamas TEVESZ (ice extreme.hu)
+  * bin/3rdpatch.hb
+    * Tweak error counter a bit
+
 2013-04-30 12:30 UTC+0200 Tamas TEVESZ (ice extreme.hu)
   * bin/3rdpatch.hb
     * Change diff files to use Unix-style path separators;
diff --git a/bin/3rdpatch.hb b/bin/3rdpatch.hb
index d44ed33ab8..76e5b1b65f 100755
--- a/bin/3rdpatch.hb
+++ b/bin/3rdpatch.hb
@@ -415,8 +415,6 @@ PROCEDURE Main( ... )
       QUIT
    ENDIF
 
-   s_nErrors := 0
-
    cCWD := hb_CurDrive() + hb_osDriveSeparator() + hb_ps() + CurDir()
 
 #if defined( _CURDIR )
@@ -458,6 +456,9 @@ PROCEDURE Main( ... )
     * The pristine tree is for reference, used as the left component of the diff
     * Our tree will have the local diff applied, and used as the right component of the diff
     */
+
+   s_nErrors := 0
+
    FOR EACH aOneMap IN s_aChangeMap
       IF ! hb_FileExists( CombinePath( s_cSourceRoot, aOneMap[ FN_ORIG ] ) )
          OutStd( "W: `" + aOneMap[ FN_ORIG ] + "' does not exist in the source tree" + hb_eol() )
@@ -888,8 +889,6 @@ STATIC PROCEDURE DOSToUnixPathSep( cFileName )
       RETURN
    ENDIF
 
-   s_nErrors := 0
-
    cFile := hb_MemoRead( cFileName )
    cNewFile := ""
    cLookFor := hb_eol()