diff --git a/libavformat/rtmppkt.c b/libavformat/rtmppkt.c
index b607d5b5e2..04724f7b9c 100644
--- a/libavformat/rtmppkt.c
+++ b/libavformat/rtmppkt.c
@@ -47,6 +47,19 @@ void ff_amf_write_string(uint8_t **dst, const char *str)
     bytestream_put_buffer(dst, str, strlen(str));
 }
 
+void ff_amf_write_string2(uint8_t **dst, const char *str1, const char *str2)
+{
+    int len1 = 0, len2 = 0;
+    if (str1)
+        len1 = strlen(str1);
+    if (str2)
+        len2 = strlen(str2);
+    bytestream_put_byte(dst, AMF_DATA_TYPE_STRING);
+    bytestream_put_be16(dst, len1 + len2);
+    bytestream_put_buffer(dst, str1, len1);
+    bytestream_put_buffer(dst, str2, len2);
+}
+
 void ff_amf_write_null(uint8_t **dst)
 {
     bytestream_put_byte(dst, AMF_DATA_TYPE_NULL);
diff --git a/libavformat/rtmppkt.h b/libavformat/rtmppkt.h
index 9b588031e7..a9422954f5 100644
--- a/libavformat/rtmppkt.h
+++ b/libavformat/rtmppkt.h
@@ -203,6 +203,15 @@ void ff_amf_write_number(uint8_t **dst, double num);
  */
 void ff_amf_write_string(uint8_t **dst, const char *str);
 
+/**
+ * Write a string consisting of two parts in AMF format to a buffer.
+ *
+ * @param dst pointer to the input buffer (will be modified)
+ * @param str1 first string to write, may be null
+ * @param str2 second string to write, may be null
+ */
+void ff_amf_write_string2(uint8_t **dst, const char *str1, const char *str2);
+
 /**
  * Write AMF NULL value to buffer.
  *
diff --git a/libavformat/rtmpproto.c b/libavformat/rtmpproto.c
index 72462cf703..9b60be84c6 100644
--- a/libavformat/rtmpproto.c
+++ b/libavformat/rtmpproto.c
@@ -1530,7 +1530,7 @@ static int handle_invoke_error(URLContext *s, RTMPPacket *pkt)
             level = AV_LOG_WARNING;
             ret = 0;
         } else
-            ret = -1;
+            ret = AVERROR_UNKNOWN;
         av_log(s, level, "Server error: %s\n", tmpstr);
     }