diff --git a/src/api/sockets.c b/src/api/sockets.c
index ae2c7553..d49e6416 100644
--- a/src/api/sockets.c
+++ b/src/api/sockets.c
@@ -482,7 +482,7 @@ lwip_accept(int s, struct sockaddr *addr, socklen_t *addrlen)
 
   if (netconn_is_nonblocking(sock->conn) && (sock->rcvevent <= 0)) {
     LWIP_DEBUGF(SOCKETS_DEBUG, ("lwip_accept(%d): returning EWOULDBLOCK\n", s));
-    sock_set_errno(sock, EWOULDBLOCK);
+    set_errno(EWOULDBLOCK);
     return -1;
   }
 
@@ -771,7 +771,7 @@ lwip_recvfrom(int s, void *mem, size_t len, int flags,
           return off;
         }
         LWIP_DEBUGF(SOCKETS_DEBUG, ("lwip_recvfrom(%d): returning EWOULDBLOCK\n", s));
-        sock_set_errno(sock, EWOULDBLOCK);
+        set_errno(EWOULDBLOCK);
         return -1;
       }