diff --git a/camlibs/ptp2/library.c b/camlibs/ptp2/library.c
index 4e32108a9..408698c0c 100644
--- a/camlibs/ptp2/library.c
+++ b/camlibs/ptp2/library.c
@@ -3597,6 +3597,7 @@ enable_liveview:
 
 			if (have_prop(camera, params->deviceinfo.VendorExtensionID, PTP_DPC_NIKON_LiveViewProhibitCondition)) {
 				PTPPropertyValue	cond;
+
 				C_PTP (ptp_getdevicepropvalue (params, PTP_DPC_NIKON_LiveViewProhibitCondition, &cond, PTP_DTC_UINT32));
 
 				if (cond.u32) {
@@ -3605,7 +3606,7 @@ enable_liveview:
 					if (cond.u32 & (1<<17)){ gp_context_error (context, _("Liveview cannot start: %s"),_("Temperature too high")); return GP_ERROR; }
 					if (cond.u32 & (1<<9)) { gp_context_error (context, _("Liveview cannot start: %s"),_("TTL error")); return GP_ERROR; }
 					if (cond.u32 & (1<<22)){ gp_context_error (context, _("Liveview cannot start: %s"),_("In Mirror-up operation")); return GP_ERROR; }
-					if (cond.u32 & (1<<24)){ gp_context_error (context, _("Liveview cannot start: %s"),_("Lens is retracting")); return GP_ERROR; }
+					if (cond.u32 & (1<<24)){ gp_context_error (context, _("Liveview cannot start: %s"),_("Lens is retracting")); goto ignoreerror; }
 					if (cond.u32 & (1<<5)) { gp_context_error (context, _("Liveview cannot start: %s"),_("Minimum aperture warning")); return GP_ERROR; }
 					if (cond.u32 & (1<<15)){ gp_context_error (context, _("Liveview cannot start: %s"),_("Processing of shooting operation")); return GP_ERROR; }
 					if (cond.u32 & (1<<2)) { gp_context_error (context, _("Liveview cannot start: %s"),_("Sequence error")); return GP_ERROR; }
@@ -3620,6 +3621,7 @@ enable_liveview:
 					if (cond.u32 & (1<<4)) { gp_context_error (context, _("Liveview cannot start: %s"),_("Fully pressed button")); return GP_ERROR; }
 					gp_context_error (context, _("Liveview cannot start: code 0x%08x"), cond.u32);
 					return GP_ERROR;
+ignoreerror:
 				}
 			}