diff --git a/lib/pam_get_item.c b/lib/pam_get_item.c
index 7369c48..ddcb92c 100644
--- a/lib/pam_get_item.c
+++ b/lib/pam_get_item.c
@@ -69,6 +69,6 @@ pam_get_item(pam_handle_t *pamh,
 		*item = pamh->item[item_type];
 		return (PAM_SUCCESS);
 	default:
-		return (PAM_SYSTEM_ERR);
+		return (PAM_SYMBOL_ERR);
 	}
 }
diff --git a/lib/pam_set_item.c b/lib/pam_set_item.c
index 5405a4e..af9bd4f 100644
--- a/lib/pam_set_item.c
+++ b/lib/pam_set_item.c
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ pam_set_item(pam_handle_t *pamh,
 		}
 		break;
 	default:
-		return (PAM_SYSTEM_ERR);
+		return (PAM_SYMBOL_ERR);
 	}
 	if (*slot != NULL) {
 		memset(*slot, 0xd0, size);
diff --git a/lib/pam_strerror.c b/lib/pam_strerror.c
index 516374c..962563e 100644
--- a/lib/pam_strerror.c
+++ b/lib/pam_strerror.c
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ pam_strerror(pam_handle_t *pamh,
 	case PAM_OPEN_ERR:
 		return ("failed to load module");
 	case PAM_SYMBOL_ERR:
-		return ("symbol not found in module");
+		return ("invalid symbol");
 	case PAM_SERVICE_ERR:
 		return ("error in service module");
 	case PAM_SYSTEM_ERR: