diff --git a/src/ssl.c b/src/ssl.c
index 46a978dfd..ca31c7d14 100644
--- a/src/ssl.c
+++ b/src/ssl.c
@@ -6920,8 +6920,10 @@ WOLFSSL_ABI
 int wolfSSL_CTX_load_verify_locations(WOLFSSL_CTX* ctx, const char* file,
                                      const char* path)
 {
-    return wolfSSL_CTX_load_verify_locations_ex(ctx, file, path,
+    int ret = wolfSSL_CTX_load_verify_locations_ex(ctx, file, path,
         WOLFSSL_LOAD_VERIFY_DEFAULT_FLAGS);
+
+    return WS_RETURN_CODE(ret,WOLFSSL_FAILURE);
 }
 
 
@@ -24669,15 +24671,15 @@ int wolfSSL_X509_LOOKUP_load_file(WOLFSSL_X509_LOOKUP* lookup,
     const char* footer = NULL;
 
     if (type != X509_FILETYPE_PEM)
-        return BAD_FUNC_ARG;
+        return WS_RETURN_CODE(BAD_FUNC_ARG,WOLFSSL_FAILURE);
 
     fp = XFOPEN(file, "rb");
     if (fp == XBADFILE)
-        return BAD_FUNC_ARG;
+        return WS_RETURN_CODE(BAD_FUNC_ARG,WOLFSSL_FAILURE);
 
     if(XFSEEK(fp, 0, XSEEK_END) != 0) {
         XFCLOSE(fp);
-        return WOLFSSL_BAD_FILE;
+        return WS_RETURN_CODE(WOLFSSL_BAD_FILE,WOLFSSL_FAILURE);
     }
     sz = XFTELL(fp);
     XREWIND(fp);
@@ -24747,12 +24749,12 @@ end:
     if (pem != NULL)
         XFREE(pem, 0, DYNAMIC_TYPE_PEM);
     XFCLOSE(fp);
-    return ret;
+    return WS_RETURN_CODE(ret,WOLFSSL_FAILURE);
 #else
     (void)lookup;
     (void)file;
     (void)type;
-    return WOLFSSL_FAILURE;
+    return WS_RETURN_CODE(WOLFSSL_FAILURE,WOLFSSL_FAILURE);
 #endif
 }
 
diff --git a/tests/api.c b/tests/api.c
index 1f26d1c77..eff6fe7e3 100644
--- a/tests/api.c
+++ b/tests/api.c
@@ -953,17 +953,20 @@ static void test_wolfSSL_CTX_load_verify_locations(void)
     AssertIntEQ(wolfSSL_CTX_load_verify_locations(ctx, NULL, NULL), WOLFSSL_FAILURE);
 
     /* invalid ca file */
-    AssertIntEQ(wolfSSL_CTX_load_verify_locations(ctx, bogusFile, NULL), WOLFSSL_BAD_FILE);
+    AssertIntEQ(wolfSSL_CTX_load_verify_locations(ctx, bogusFile, NULL),
+     WS_RETURN_CODE(WOLFSSL_BAD_FILE,WOLFSSL_FAILURE));
 
 
 #if !defined(NO_WOLFSSL_DIR) && !defined(WOLFSSL_TIRTOS)
     /* invalid path */
-    AssertIntEQ(wolfSSL_CTX_load_verify_locations(ctx, NULL, bogusFile), BAD_PATH_ERROR);
+    AssertIntEQ(wolfSSL_CTX_load_verify_locations(ctx, NULL, bogusFile),
+     WS_RETURN_CODE(BAD_PATH_ERROR,WOLFSSL_FAILURE));
 #endif
 
     /* load ca cert */
 #ifdef NO_RSA
-    AssertIntEQ(wolfSSL_CTX_load_verify_locations(ctx, caCertFile, NULL), ASN_UNKNOWN_OID_E);
+    AssertIntEQ(wolfSSL_CTX_load_verify_locations(ctx, caCertFile, NULL),
+     WS_RETURN_CODE(ASN_UNKNOWN_OID_E,WOLFSSL_FAILURE));
 #else /* Skip the following test without RSA certs. */
     AssertIntEQ(wolfSSL_CTX_load_verify_locations(ctx, caCertFile, NULL), WOLFSSL_SUCCESS);
 
diff --git a/wolfssl/ssl.h b/wolfssl/ssl.h
index 90906fbee..cee1db7f5 100644
--- a/wolfssl/ssl.h
+++ b/wolfssl/ssl.h
@@ -682,6 +682,28 @@ enum AlertLevel {
     alert_fatal   = 2
 };
 
+/* WS_RETURN_CODE macro
+ * Some OpenSSL APIs specify "0" as the return value when an error occurs.
+ * However, some corresponding wolfSSL APIs　return negative values. Such
+ * functions should use this macro to fill this gap. Users who want them
+ * to return the same return value as OpenSSL can define
+ * WOLFSSL_ERR_CODE_OPENSSL.
+ * Give item1 a variable that contains the potentially negative
+ * wolfSSL-defined return value or the return value itself, and
+ * give item2 the openSSL-defined return value.
+ * Note that this macro replaces only negative return values with the
+ * specified value.
+ * Since wolfSSL 4.7.0, the following functions use this macro:
+ * - wolfSSL_CTX_load_verify_locations
+ * - wolfSSL_X509_LOOKUP_load_file
+ */
+#if defined(WOLFSSL_ERROR_CODE_OPENSSL)
+    #define WS_RETURN_CODE(item1,item2) \
+      ((item1 < 0) ? item2 : item1)
+#else
+    #define WS_RETURN_CODE(item1,item2)  (item1)
+#endif
+
 /* Maximum master key length (SECRET_LEN) */
 #define WOLFSSL_MAX_MASTER_KEY_LENGTH 48
 /* Maximum number of groups that can be set */