diff --git a/src/servers/app/drawing/interface/remote/RemoteMessage.h b/src/servers/app/drawing/interface/remote/RemoteMessage.h
index f161e39e0b..ffe35bf207 100644
--- a/src/servers/app/drawing/interface/remote/RemoteMessage.h
+++ b/src/servers/app/drawing/interface/remote/RemoteMessage.h
@@ -327,7 +327,9 @@ RemoteMessage::ReadRegion(BRegion& region)
 	region.MakeEmpty();
 
 	int32 rectCount;
-	Read(rectCount);
+	status_t result = Read(rectCount);
+	if (result != B_OK)
+		return B_ERROR;
 
 	for (int32 i = 0; i < rectCount; i++) {
 		BRect rect;