diff --git a/rpmio/macro.c b/rpmio/macro.c
index 07b39c19f..8dd99737c 100644
--- a/rpmio/macro.c
+++ b/rpmio/macro.c
@@ -1513,19 +1513,21 @@ rpmDumpMacroTable(rpmMacroContext mc, FILE * fp)
     rpmmctxRelease(mc);
 }
 
-void rpmPushMacro(rpmMacroContext mc,
+int rpmPushMacro(rpmMacroContext mc,
 	      const char * n, const char * o, const char * b, int level)
 {
     mc = rpmmctxAcquire(mc);
     pushMacro(mc, n, o, b, level, ME_NONE);
     rpmmctxRelease(mc);
+    return 0;
 }
 
-void rpmPopMacro(rpmMacroContext mc, const char * n)
+int rpmPopMacro(rpmMacroContext mc, const char * n)
 {
     mc = rpmmctxAcquire(mc);
     popMacro(mc, n);
     rpmmctxRelease(mc);
+    return 0;
 }
 
 int
diff --git a/rpmio/rpmmacro.h b/rpmio/rpmmacro.h
index b0900eb35..7c2a4f071 100644
--- a/rpmio/rpmmacro.h
+++ b/rpmio/rpmmacro.h
@@ -75,8 +75,9 @@ int	rpmExpandMacros	(rpmMacroContext mc, const char * sbuf,
  * @param o		macro paramaters
  * @param b		macro body
  * @param level		macro recursion level (0 is entry API)
+ * @return		0 on success
  */
-void	rpmPushMacro	(rpmMacroContext mc, const char * n,
+int	rpmPushMacro	(rpmMacroContext mc, const char * n,
 				const char * o,
 				const char * b, int level);
 
@@ -84,8 +85,9 @@ void	rpmPushMacro	(rpmMacroContext mc, const char * n,
  * Pop macro from context.
  * @param mc		macro context (NULL uses global context).
  * @param n		macro name
+ * @return		0 on success
  */
-void	rpmPopMacro	(rpmMacroContext mc, const char * n);
+int	rpmPopMacro	(rpmMacroContext mc, const char * n);
 
 /** \ingroup rpmmacro
  * Define macro in context.