diff --git a/src/kits/package/hpkg/PackageWriterImpl.cpp b/src/kits/package/hpkg/PackageWriterImpl.cpp
index 11813db511..204d3b2b74 100644
--- a/src/kits/package/hpkg/PackageWriterImpl.cpp
+++ b/src/kits/package/hpkg/PackageWriterImpl.cpp
@@ -816,7 +816,8 @@ PackageWriterImpl::_UpdateReadPackageInfo()
 		// data on heap -- read from there
 		status_t error = fHeapWriter->ReadData(data.Offset(), valueBuffer,
 			data.Size());
-		throw error;
+		if (error != B_OK)
+			throw error;
 	}
 
 	valueString.UnlockBuffer();