diff --git a/source/Tfe/tfearch.cpp b/source/Tfe/tfearch.cpp
index 58f48285..193d4f9e 100644
--- a/source/Tfe/tfearch.cpp
+++ b/source/Tfe/tfearch.cpp
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ typedef int (*pcap_findalldevs_t)(pcap_if_t **, char *);
 typedef void (*pcap_freealldevs_t)(pcap_if_t *);
 typedef int (*pcap_sendpacket_t)(pcap_t *p, u_char *buf, int size);
 typedef const char *(*pcap_lib_version_t)(void);
+typedef char* (*pcap_geterr_t)(pcap_t* p);
 
 static pcap_open_live_t   p_pcap_open_live;
 static pcap_close_t       p_pcap_close;
@@ -74,6 +75,7 @@ static pcap_freealldevs_t p_pcap_freealldevs;
 static pcap_sendpacket_t  p_pcap_sendpacket;
 static pcap_datalink_t p_pcap_datalink;
 static pcap_lib_version_t p_pcap_lib_version;
+static pcap_geterr_t p_pcap_geterr;
 
 static HINSTANCE pcap_library = NULL;
 
@@ -95,6 +97,7 @@ void TfePcapFreeLibrary(void)
         p_pcap_sendpacket = NULL;
         p_pcap_datalink = NULL;
         p_pcap_lib_version = NULL;
+        p_pcap_geterr = NULL;
     }
 }
 
@@ -135,6 +138,7 @@ BOOL TfePcapLoadLibrary(void)
         GET_PROC_ADDRESS_AND_TEST(pcap_sendpacket);
         GET_PROC_ADDRESS_AND_TEST(pcap_datalink);
         GET_PROC_ADDRESS_AND_TEST(pcap_lib_version);
+        GET_PROC_ADDRESS_AND_TEST(pcap_geterr);
         LogOutput("%s\n", p_pcap_lib_version());
         LogFileOutput("%s\n", p_pcap_lib_version());
     }
@@ -156,6 +160,7 @@ BOOL TfePcapLoadLibrary(void)
 #define p_pcap_sendpacket pcap_sendpacket
 #define p_pcap_datalink pcap_datalink
 #define p_pcap_lib_version pcap_lib_version
+#define p_pcap_geterr pcap_geterr
 
 static BOOL TfePcapLoadLibrary(void)
 {
@@ -451,17 +456,23 @@ void TfePcapPacketHandler(u_char *param, const struct pcap_pkthdr *header, const
 static 
 int tfe_arch_receive_frame(pcap_t * TfePcapFP, TFE_PCAP_INTERNAL *pinternal)
 {
-    int ret = -1;
+    const char* error = "";
 
     /* check if there is something to receive */
-	/* RGJ changed from void to u_char for AppleWin */
-	if ((*p_pcap_dispatch)(TfePcapFP, 1, TfePcapPacketHandler, (u_char *)pinternal)!=0) {
+    /* RGJ changed from void to u_char for AppleWin */
+    int ret = (*p_pcap_dispatch)(TfePcapFP, 1, TfePcapPacketHandler, (u_char*)pinternal);
+    if (ret > 0) {
         /* Something has been received */
         ret = pinternal->rxlength;
     }
+    else {  // GH#1095: -ve values are errors
+        if (ret == -1)
+            error = (*p_pcap_geterr)(TfePcapFP); // "return the error text pertaining to the last pcap library error."
+        ret = -1;
+    }
 
 #ifdef TFE_DEBUG_ARCH
-    if(g_fh) fprintf( g_fh, "tfe_arch_receive_frame() called, returns %d.\n", ret );
+    if(g_fh) fprintf( g_fh, "tfe_arch_receive_frame() called, returns %d (%s).\n", ret, error );
 #endif
 
     return ret;