--- ipmitool-1.8.11/lib/ipmi_fru.c.orig	2009-02-25 21:38:52.000000000 +0100
+++ ipmitool-1.8.11/lib/ipmi_fru.c	2012-07-12 16:37:45.000000000 +0200
@@ -2694,7 +2695,7 @@ ipmi_fru_print_all(struct ipmi_intf * in
 	rc = ipmi_fru_print(intf, NULL);
 	printf("\n");
 
-	if ((itr = ipmi_sdr_start(intf, 0)) == NULL)
+	if (rc == -1 || (itr = ipmi_sdr_start(intf, 0)) == NULL)
 		return -1;
 
 	while ((header = ipmi_sdr_get_next_header(intf, itr)) != NULL)