diff --git a/library/error.c b/library/error.c
index 9980a91..2ca755c 100644
--- a/library/error.c
+++ b/library/error.c
@@ -655,6 +655,8 @@
 #if defined(POLARSSL_OID_C)
     if( use_ret == -(POLARSSL_ERR_OID_NOT_FOUND) )
         snprintf( buf, buflen, "OID - OID is not found" );
+    if( use_ret == -(POLARSSL_ERR_OID_BUF_TOO_SMALL) )
+        snprintf( buf, buflen, "OID - output buffer is too small" );
 #endif /* POLARSSL_OID_C */
 
 #if defined(POLARSSL_PADLOCK_C)
diff --git a/library/oid.c b/library/oid.c
index f943c6d..a2b929b 100644
--- a/library/oid.c
+++ b/library/oid.c
@@ -590,16 +590,14 @@
 #define snprintf compat_snprintf
 #endif
 
-#define POLARSSL_ERR_DEBUG_BUF_TOO_SMALL    -2
-
 #define SAFE_SNPRINTF()                         \
 {                                               \
     if( ret == -1 )                             \
-        return( -1 );                           \
+        return POLARSSL_ERR_OID_BUF_TOO_SMALL;  \
                                                 \
-    if ( (unsigned int) ret > n ) {             \
+    if ( (unsigned int) ret >= n ) {            \
         p[n - 1] = '\0';                        \
-        return POLARSSL_ERR_DEBUG_BUF_TOO_SMALL;\
+        return POLARSSL_ERR_OID_BUF_TOO_SMALL;  \
     }                                           \
                                                 \
     n -= (unsigned int) ret;                    \
@@ -630,7 +628,7 @@
     {
         /* Prevent overflow in value. */
         if ( ( ( value << 7 ) >> 7 ) != value )
-            return( POLARSSL_ERR_DEBUG_BUF_TOO_SMALL );
+            return( POLARSSL_ERR_OID_BUF_TOO_SMALL );
 
         value <<= 7;
         value += oid->p[i] & 0x7F;