}
                if ((n & PCAN_USB_ERROR_BUS_LIGHT) == 0) {
                        /* no error (back to active state) */
-                       mc->pdev->dev.can.state = CAN_STATE_ERROR_ACTIVE;
-                       return 0;
+                       new_state = CAN_STATE_ERROR_ACTIVE;
+                       break;
                }
                break;
 
                }
 
                if ((n & PCAN_USB_ERROR_BUS_HEAVY) == 0) {
-                       /* no error (back to active state) */
-                       mc->pdev->dev.can.state = CAN_STATE_ERROR_ACTIVE;
-                       return 0;
+                       /* no error (back to warning state) */
+                       new_state = CAN_STATE_ERROR_WARNING;
+                       break;
                }
                break;
 
                mc->pdev->dev.can.can_stats.error_warning++;
                break;
 
+       case CAN_STATE_ERROR_ACTIVE:
+               cf->can_id |= CAN_ERR_CRTL;
+               cf->data[1] = CAN_ERR_CRTL_ACTIVE;
+               break;
+
        default:
                /* CAN_STATE_MAX (trick to handle other errors) */
                cf->can_id |= CAN_ERR_CRTL;