2 files changed, 2 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/lib/librte_cfgfile/rte_cfgfile.c b/lib/librte_cfgfile/rte_cfgfile.c
index 75625a28..d72052a0 100644
--- a/lib/librte_cfgfile/rte_cfgfile.c
+++ b/lib/librte_cfgfile/rte_cfgfile.c
@@ -232,6 +232,7 @@ rte_cfgfile_load(const char *filename, int flags)
 	return cfg;
 
 error1:
+	cfg->num_sections = curr_section + 1;
 	rte_cfgfile_close(cfg);
 error2:
 	fclose(f);
diff --git a/lib/librte_cfgfile/rte_cfgfile.h b/lib/librte_cfgfile/rte_cfgfile.h
index 834f8287..f649836c 100644
--- a/lib/librte_cfgfile/rte_cfgfile.h
+++ b/lib/librte_cfgfile/rte_cfgfile.h
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ struct rte_cfgfile_entry {
 * @param flags
 *   Config file flags, Reserved for future use. Must be set to 0.
 * @return
-*   Handle to configuration file
+*   Handle to configuration file on success, NULL otherwise
 */
 struct rte_cfgfile *rte_cfgfile_load(const char *filename, int flags);