diff --git a/cl/gcc/clplug.c b/cl/gcc/clplug.c
index 86da63c65..1a5769dfa 100644
--- a/cl/gcc/clplug.c
+++ b/cl/gcc/clplug.c
@@ -477,7 +477,7 @@ static void var_db_insert(var_db_t db, struct cl_var *var)
 
 static bool error_detected(void)
 {
-    return global_dc && global_dc->diagnostic_count[DK_ERROR];
+    return global_dc && errorcount;
 }
 
 static void read_gcc_location(struct cl_loc *loc, location_t gcc_loc)