diff --git a/python/Makefile b/python/Makefile
index 6bba9cd..d70aba5 100644
--- a/python/Makefile
+++ b/python/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 all: olm-python2 olm-python3
 
 OLM_HEADERS = ../include/olm/olm.h ../include/olm/inbound_group_session.h \
-	      ../include/olm/outbound_group_session.h \
+	      ../include/olm/outbound_group_session.h
 
 include/olm/olm.h: $(OLM_HEADERS)
 	mkdir -p include/olm
@@ -10,12 +10,15 @@ include/olm/olm.h: $(OLM_HEADERS)
 	echo 'void *memset(void *s, int c, size_t n);' >> include/olm/olm.h
 
 include/olm/pk.h: include/olm/olm.h ../include/olm/pk.h
-	$(CPP) -I dummy -I ../include -o include/olm/pk.h ../include/olm/pk.h
+	$(CPP) -I dummy  -I ../include -o include/olm/pk.h ../include/olm/pk.h
 
 include/olm/sas.h: include/olm/olm.h ../include/olm/sas.h
 	$(CPP) -I dummy -I ../include -o include/olm/sas.h ../include/olm/sas.h
 
-headers: include/olm/olm.h include/olm/pk.h include/olm/sas.h
+include/olm/error.h: include/olm/olm.h ../include/olm/error.h
+	$(CPP) -I dummy -I ../include -o include/olm/error.h ../include/olm/error.h
+
+headers: include/olm/olm.h include/olm/pk.h include/olm/sas.h include/olm/error.h
 
 olm-python2: headers
 	DEVELOP=$(DEVELOP) python2 setup.py build
diff --git a/python/dummy/olm/error.h b/python/dummy/olm/error.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/python/olm_build.py b/python/olm_build.py
index 0606337..38053e0 100644
--- a/python/olm_build.py
+++ b/python/olm_build.py
@@ -49,6 +49,9 @@ ffibuilder.set_source(
     extra_compile_args=compile_args,
     extra_link_args=link_args)
 
+with open(os.path.join(PATH, "include/olm/error.h")) as f:
+    ffibuilder.cdef(f.read(), override=True)
+
 with open(os.path.join(PATH, "include/olm/olm.h")) as f:
     ffibuilder.cdef(f.read(), override=True)