diff --git a/hyper-v.changes b/hyper-v.changes
index 9bd9a47..962eadd 100644
--- a/hyper-v.changes
+++ b/hyper-v.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Tue Oct  9 09:27:45 UTC 2018 - ohering@suse.de
+
+- fcopy: set 'error' in case an unknown operation was requested (c2d68afb)
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Mon Oct  8 06:48:04 UTC 2018 - ohering@suse.de
 
diff --git a/hyper-v.tools.hv.hv_fcopy_daemon.c b/hyper-v.tools.hv.hv_fcopy_daemon.c
index 623a607..454311f 100644
--- a/hyper-v.tools.hv.hv_fcopy_daemon.c
+++ b/hyper-v.tools.hv.hv_fcopy_daemon.c
@@ -234,6 +234,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 			break;
 
 		default:
+			error = HV_E_FAIL;
 			syslog(LOG_ERR, "Unknown operation: %d",
 				buffer.hdr.operation);