diff --git a/src/api/sockets.c b/src/api/sockets.c
index 232a8343..78526350 100644
--- a/src/api/sockets.c
+++ b/src/api/sockets.c
@@ -2072,7 +2072,9 @@ lwip_select(int maxfdp1, fd_set *readset, fd_set *writeset, fd_set *exceptset,
         /* Call lwip_selscan again: there could have been events between
            the last scan (without us on the list) and putting us on the list! */
         nready = lwip_selscan(maxfdp1, readset, writeset, exceptset, &lreadset, &lwriteset, &lexceptset);
-        if (!nready) {
+        if (nready < 0) {
+          set_errno(EBADF);
+        } else if (!nready) {
           /* Still none ready, just wait to be woken */
           if (timeout == 0) {
             /* Wait forever */
@@ -2146,6 +2148,11 @@ lwip_select(int maxfdp1, fd_set *readset, fd_set *writeset, fd_set *exceptset,
         /* See what's set now after waiting */
         nready = lwip_selscan(maxfdp1, readset, writeset, exceptset, &lreadset, &lwriteset, &lexceptset);
         LWIP_DEBUGF(SOCKETS_DEBUG, ("lwip_select: nready=%d\n", nready));
+        if (nready < 0) {
+          set_errno(EBADF);
+          lwip_select_dec_sockets_used(maxfdp1, &used_sockets);
+          return -1;
+        }
       }
     }
   }