Index: eclass/libtool.eclass
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--- eclass/libtool.eclass	(revision 5841)
+++ eclass/libtool.eclass	(working copy)
@@ -268,6 +268,7 @@
 					ret=1
 					local subret=0
 					while [[ $subret -eq 0 ]]; do
+						subret=1
 						if [[ -e ${x}/configure ]]; then
 							ELT_walk_patches "${x}/configure" "${y}"
 							subret=$?