--- tramp.el.orig	2005-12-11 16:26:36.000000000 +0100
+++ tramp.el	2006-01-27 11:28:36.000000000 +0100
@@ -3506,7 +3506,8 @@
 	(setq ret 1))
       (unless ret
 	;; Check return code.
-	(setq ret (tramp-send-command-and-check method user host nil))
+	(setq ret (save-excursion
+		    (tramp-send-command-and-check method user host nil)))
 	;; Provide error file.
 	(when (and stderr (string-match temp-name-prefix stderr))
 	  (rename-file (tramp-make-tramp-file-name method user host stderr)