diff --git a/rocDecode-setup.py b/rocDecode-setup.py
index fb3ee1d4ab..381b0a6064 100644
--- a/rocDecode-setup.py
+++ b/rocDecode-setup.py
@@ -34,11 +34,11 @@ __email__ = "mivisionx.support@amd.com"
 __status__ = "Shipping"
 
 # error check calls
-def ERROR_CHECK(call):
-    status = call
-    if(status != 0):
-        print('ERROR_CHECK failed with status:'+str(status))
+def ERROR_CHECK(waitval):
+    if(waitval != 0): # return code and signal flags
+        print('ERROR_CHECK failed with status:'+str(waitval))
         traceback.print_stack()
+        status = ((waitval >> 8) | waitval) & 255 # combine exit code and wait flags into single non-zero byte
         exit(status)
 
 # Arguments