diff --git a/SOURCES/ncompress-4.2.4.4-exit-code-ignored.patch b/SOURCES/ncompress-4.2.4.4-exit-code-ignored.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2fffb02
--- /dev/null
+++ b/SOURCES/ncompress-4.2.4.4-exit-code-ignored.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+From 14d486afed1a1c5ef5ad14f92e52537e6aa68aad Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Ondrej Dubaj <odubaj@redhat.com>
+Date: Wed, 6 May 2020 13:23:42 +0200
+Subject: [PATCH] Do not set exit_code when an error is ignored
+
+---
+ compress42.c | 5 -----
+ 1 file changed, 5 deletions(-)
+
+diff --git a/compress42.c b/compress42.c
+index 834c2f2..3dd3d19 100644
+--- a/compress42.c
++++ b/compress42.c
+@@ -1193,7 +1193,6 @@ comprexx(fileptr)
+ 					{
+ 						fprintf(stderr, "\nunlink error (ignored) ");
+ 	    				perror(ofname);
+-						exit_code = 1;
+ 					}
+ 		
+ 					remove_ofname = 0;
+@@ -1241,7 +1240,6 @@ comprexx(fileptr)
+ 					{
+ 						fprintf(stderr, "\nutime error (ignored) ");
+ 				    	perror(ofname);
+-						exit_code = 1;
+ 					}
+ 
+ #ifndef	AMIGA
+@@ -1249,14 +1247,12 @@ comprexx(fileptr)
+ 					{
+ 						fprintf(stderr, "\nchmod error (ignored) ");
+ 				    	perror(ofname);
+-						exit_code = 1;
+ 					}
+ #ifndef	DOS
+ 					if (chown(ofname, infstat.st_uid, infstat.st_gid))	/* Copy ownership */
+ 					{
+ 						fprintf(stderr, "\nchown error (ignored) ");
+ 						perror(ofname);
+-						exit_code = 1;
+ 					}
+ #endif
+ #endif
+@@ -1266,7 +1262,6 @@ comprexx(fileptr)
+ 					{
+ 						fprintf(stderr, "\nunlink error (ignored) ");
+ 	    				perror(ifname);
+-						exit_code = 1;
+ 					}
+     			}
+     		}
+-- 
+2.24.1
+
diff --git a/SPECS/ncompress.spec b/SPECS/ncompress.spec
index af360ac..3010586 100644
--- a/SPECS/ncompress.spec
+++ b/SPECS/ncompress.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 Summary: Fast compression and decompression utilities
 Name: ncompress
 Version: 4.2.4.4
-Release: 12%{?dist}
+Release: 13%{?dist}
 License: Public Domain
 Group:  Applications/File
 URL:    http://ncompress.sourceforge.net/
@@ -38,6 +38,11 @@ Patch5: ncompress-4.2.4.4-memmove.patch
 # ~> downstream
 Patch6: ncompress-4.2.4.4-silence-gcc.patch
 
+# do not set exit_code when an error is ignored             
+# ~> #1830869          
+# ~> upstream (pkubat)            
+Patch7: ncompress-4.2.4.4-exit-code-ignored.patch
+
 BuildRequires: glibc-devel
 
 %description
@@ -73,6 +78,7 @@ sed "s/\$(ARCH_FLAGS)/$ARCH_FLAGS/" Makefile.def > Makefile
 %patch4 -p1 -b .endians
 %patch5 -p1 -b .memmove
 %patch6 -p1 -b .silence-gcc
+%patch7 -p1 -b .exit-code-ignored
 
 %build
 make CFLAGS="%{optflags} %{?nc_endian} %{?nc_align} %{build_ldflags}"
@@ -92,6 +98,9 @@ ln -sf compress.1 $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_mandir}/man1/uncompress.1
 %doc LZW.INFO README
 
 %changelog
+* Wed May 06 2020 Ondrej Dubaj <odubaj@redhat.com> - 4.2.4.4-13      
+- Fixed exit code return when error is ignored (#1830869)
+
 * Sat Feb 24 2018 Florian Weimer <fweimer@redhat.com> - 4.2.4.4-12
 - Use LDFLAGS from redhat-rpm-config