diff --git a/distrho/src/jackbridge/JackBridge.cpp b/distrho/src/jackbridge/JackBridge.cpp
index b462d5af..5f85ee40 100644
--- a/distrho/src/jackbridge/JackBridge.cpp
+++ b/distrho/src/jackbridge/JackBridge.cpp
@@ -937,12 +937,12 @@ jack_client_t* jackbridge_client_open(const char* client_name, uint32_t options,
 
     if (status != nullptr)
     {
-        *status = JackServerError;
+        int err = JackServerError;
 
        #if !(defined(JACKBRIDGE_DUMMY) || defined(JACKBRIDGE_DIRECT))
         if (nativeBridge != nullptr)
         {
-            *status
+            err
             #ifdef HAVE_JACK
              |=
             #else
@@ -951,6 +951,8 @@ jack_client_t* jackbridge_client_open(const char* client_name, uint32_t options,
             JackBridgeNativeFailed;
         }
        #endif
+
+        *status = static_cast<jack_status_t>(err);
     }
 
     return nullptr;