diff --git a/ndn-cpp/c/errors.c b/ndn-cpp/c/errors.c
index 5ccbec1..55ae58d 100644
--- a/ndn-cpp/c/errors.c
+++ b/ndn-cpp/c/errors.c
@@ -73,6 +73,8 @@
     return      "SocketTransport error in recv";
   case NDN_ERROR_SocketTransport_error_in_close:
     return      "SocketTransport error in close";
+  case NDN_ERROR_Name_component_does_not_begin_with_the_expected_marker:
+    return      "Name component does not begin with the expected marker";
   default:
     return "unrecognized ndn_Error code";  
   }
diff --git a/ndn-cpp/c/errors.h b/ndn-cpp/c/errors.h
index 9f992f9..f975c26 100644
--- a/ndn-cpp/c/errors.h
+++ b/ndn-cpp/c/errors.h
@@ -44,7 +44,8 @@
   NDN_ERROR_SocketTransport_error_in_send,
   NDN_ERROR_SocketTransport_error_in_poll,
   NDN_ERROR_SocketTransport_error_in_recv,
-  NDN_ERROR_SocketTransport_error_in_close
+  NDN_ERROR_SocketTransport_error_in_close,
+  NDN_ERROR_Name_component_does_not_begin_with_the_expected_marker
 } ndn_Error;
   
 /**