diff --git a/src/basic/util.h b/src/basic/util.h
index 9699d22..27b5a09 100644
--- a/src/basic/util.h
+++ b/src/basic/util.h
@@ -134,11 +134,20 @@ static inline void *mempset(void *s, int c, size_t n) {
 }
 
 static inline void _reset_errno_(int *saved_errno) {
+        if (*saved_errno < 0) /* Invalidated by UNPROTECT_ERRNO? */
+                return;
+
         errno = *saved_errno;
 }
 
 #define PROTECT_ERRNO _cleanup_(_reset_errno_) __attribute__((unused)) int _saved_errno_ = errno
 
+#define UNPROTECT_ERRNO                         \
+        do {                                    \
+                errno = _saved_errno_;          \
+                _saved_errno_ = -1;             \
+        } while (false)
+
 static inline int negative_errno(void) {
         /* This helper should be used to shut up gcc if you know 'errno' is
          * negative. Instead of "return -errno;", use "return negative_errno();"
diff --git a/src/test/test-fs-util.c b/src/test/test-fs-util.c
index fc650b5..7b7990b 100644
--- a/src/test/test-fs-util.c
+++ b/src/test/test-fs-util.c
@@ -322,11 +322,11 @@ static void test_unlink_noerrno(void) {
 
         {
                 PROTECT_ERRNO;
-                errno = -42;
+                errno = 42;
                 assert_se(unlink_noerrno(name) >= 0);
-                assert_se(errno == -42);
+                assert_se(errno == 42);
                 assert_se(unlink_noerrno(name) < 0);
-                assert_se(errno == -42);
+                assert_se(errno == 42);
         }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/test/test-util.c b/src/test/test-util.c
index 4d3e5c5..df60d89 100644
--- a/src/test/test-util.c
+++ b/src/test/test-util.c
@@ -164,6 +164,30 @@ static void test_protect_errno(void) {
         assert_se(errno == 12);
 }
 
+static void test_unprotect_errno_inner_function(void) {
+        PROTECT_ERRNO;
+
+        errno = 2222;
+}
+
+static void test_unprotect_errno(void) {
+        log_info("/* %s */", __func__);
+
+        errno = 4711;
+
+        PROTECT_ERRNO;
+
+        errno = 815;
+
+        UNPROTECT_ERRNO;
+
+        assert_se(errno == 4711);
+
+        test_unprotect_errno_inner_function();
+
+        assert_se(errno == 4711);
+}
+
 static void test_in_set(void) {
         assert_se(IN_SET(1, 1));
         assert_se(IN_SET(1, 1, 2, 3, 4));
@@ -307,6 +331,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
         test_div_round_up();
         test_u64log2();
         test_protect_errno();
+        test_unprotect_errno();
         test_in_set();
         test_log2i();
         test_raw_clone();