diff --git a/pngset.c b/pngset.c
index cccd9cdc7..83d6ce22b 100644
--- a/pngset.c
+++ b/pngset.c
@@ -283,17 +283,29 @@ png_set_pCAL(png_const_structrp png_ptr, png_inforp info_ptr,
 
    /* Check that the type matches the specification. */
    if (type < 0 || type > 3)
-      png_error(png_ptr, "Invalid pCAL equation type");
+   {
+      png_chunk_report(png_ptr, "Invalid pCAL equation type",
+            PNG_CHUNK_WRITE_ERROR);
+      return;
+   }
 
    if (nparams < 0 || nparams > 255)
-      png_error(png_ptr, "Invalid pCAL parameter count");
+   {
+      png_chunk_report(png_ptr, "Invalid pCAL parameter count",
+            PNG_CHUNK_WRITE_ERROR);
+      return;
+   }
 
    /* Validate params[nparams] */
    for (i=0; i<nparams; ++i)
    {
       if (params[i] == NULL ||
           !png_check_fp_string(params[i], strlen(params[i])))
-         png_error(png_ptr, "Invalid format for pCAL parameter");
+      {
+         png_chunk_report(png_ptr, "Invalid format for pCAL parameter",
+               PNG_CHUNK_WRITE_ERROR);
+         return;
+      }
    }
 
    info_ptr->pcal_purpose = png_voidcast(png_charp,
@@ -301,8 +313,8 @@ png_set_pCAL(png_const_structrp png_ptr, png_inforp info_ptr,
 
    if (info_ptr->pcal_purpose == NULL)
    {
-      png_warning(png_ptr, "Insufficient memory for pCAL purpose");
-
+      png_chunk_report(png_ptr, "Insufficient memory for pCAL purpose",
+            PNG_CHUNK_WRITE_ERROR);
       return;
    }