diff --git a/src/imports/avs.h b/src/imports/avs.h
index 9dce5beb..ae054e5c 100644
--- a/src/imports/avs.h
+++ b/src/imports/avs.h
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ int property_set_flag(struct property *prop, int flags, int mask);
 void property_destroy(struct property *prop);
 
 avs_error property_get_error(struct property *prop);
-struct property *property_clear_error(struct property *prop);
+void property_clear_error(struct property *prop);
 
 int property_psmap_import(
     struct property *prop,
diff --git a/src/main/avs-util/error.c b/src/main/avs-util/error.c
index ab09c014..d31b2e18 100644
--- a/src/main/avs-util/error.c
+++ b/src/main/avs-util/error.c
@@ -96,4 +96,14 @@ const char *avs_util_error_str(avs_error error)
     }
 
     return avs_util_error_unknown;
+}
+
+const char *avs_util_property_error_get_and_clear(struct property *prop)
+{
+    avs_error error;
+
+    error = property_get_error(prop);
+    property_clear_error(prop);
+
+    return avs_util_error_str(error);
 }
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diff --git a/src/main/avs-util/error.h b/src/main/avs-util/error.h
index 35988515..88d68c5b 100644
--- a/src/main/avs-util/error.h
+++ b/src/main/avs-util/error.h
@@ -5,4 +5,6 @@
 
 const char *avs_util_error_str(avs_error error);
 
-#endif
\ No newline at end of file
+const char *avs_util_property_error_get_and_clear(struct property *prop);
+
+#endif