diff --git a/handle.c b/handle.c
index 8c0223aa..31b5add5 100644
--- a/handle.c
+++ b/handle.c
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ int handle_create(struct snapraid_handle* handle, struct snapraid_file* file)
 	/* advise sequential access */
 	ret = posix_fadvise(handle->f, 0, 0, POSIX_FADV_SEQUENTIAL);
 	if (ret != 0) {
-		fprintf(stderr, "Error advising file '%s'. %s.\n", handle->path, strerror(errno));
+		fprintf(stderr, "Error advising file '%s'. %s.\n", handle->path, strerror(ret));
 		return -1;
 	}
 #endif
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ int handle_open(struct snapraid_handle* handle, struct snapraid_file* file)
 	/* advise sequential access */
 	ret = posix_fadvise(handle->f, 0, 0, POSIX_FADV_SEQUENTIAL);
 	if (ret != 0) {
-		fprintf(stderr, "Error advising file '%s'. %s.\n", handle->path, strerror(errno));
+		fprintf(stderr, "Error advising file '%s'. %s.\n", handle->path, strerror(ret));
 		return -1;
 	}
 #endif
diff --git a/parity.c b/parity.c
index f86bacb4..a629ec4c 100644
--- a/parity.c
+++ b/parity.c
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ int parity_create(struct snapraid_parity* parity, const char* path, data_off_t s
 	/* advise sequential access */
 	ret = posix_fadvise(parity->f, 0, 0, POSIX_FADV_SEQUENTIAL);
 	if (ret != 0) {
-		fprintf(stderr, "Error advising parity file '%s'. %s.\n", parity->path, strerror(errno));
+		fprintf(stderr, "Error advising parity file '%s'. %s.\n", parity->path, strerror(ret));
 		goto bail;
 	}
 #endif
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ int parity_open(struct snapraid_parity* parity, const char* path)
 	/* advise sequential access */
 	ret = posix_fadvise(parity->f, 0, 0, POSIX_FADV_SEQUENTIAL);
 	if (ret != 0) {
-		fprintf(stderr, "Error advising parity file '%s'. %s.\n", parity->path, strerror(errno));
+		fprintf(stderr, "Error advising parity file '%s'. %s.\n", parity->path, strerror(ret));
 		goto bail;
 	}
 #endif