Index: subversion/libsvn_ra/util.c
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--- subversion/libsvn_ra/util.c	(revision 1099706)
+++ subversion/libsvn_ra/util.c	(working copy)
@@ -99,9 +99,15 @@
                                     be_atomic ? &mylocktoken : NULL, NULL,
                                     scratch_pool);
       if (is_atomicity_error(err))
-        return svn_error_createf(err->apr_err, err,
-                                 _("Lock was stolen by '%s'; unable to "
-                                   "remove it"), reposlocktoken->data);
+        {
+          return svn_error_createf(err->apr_err, err,
+                                   _("Lock was stolen by '%s'; unable to "
+                                     "remove it"), reposlocktoken->data);
+        }
+      else if (err)
+        {
+          return(err)
+        }
     }
 
   return SVN_NO_ERROR;