diff --git a/src/bin/pg_upgrade/file.c b/src/bin/pg_upgrade/file.c
index c2ca99dcd8..079fbda838 100644
--- a/src/bin/pg_upgrade/file.c
+++ b/src/bin/pg_upgrade/file.c
@@ -57,9 +57,12 @@ cloneFile(const char *src, const char *dst,
 
 	if (ioctl(dest_fd, FICLONE, src_fd) < 0)
 	{
+		int			save_errno = errno;
+
 		unlink(dst);
+
 		pg_fatal("error while cloning relation \"%s.%s\" (\"%s\" to \"%s\"): %s",
-				 schemaName, relName, src, dst, strerror(errno));
+				 schemaName, relName, src, dst, strerror(save_errno));
 	}
 
 	close(src_fd);