diff --git a/arch/um/drivers/daemon_user.c b/arch/um/drivers/daemon_user.c
index 310af0f1e49e4a7fa2b78609ed5e46c200cba721..021b82c7a759b94eb212b90abaceb5f7618f4b31 100644
--- a/arch/um/drivers/daemon_user.c
+++ b/arch/um/drivers/daemon_user.c
@@ -56,30 +56,31 @@ static int connect_to_switch(struct daemon_data *pri)
 
 	pri->control = socket(AF_UNIX, SOCK_STREAM, 0);
 	if(pri->control < 0){
+		err = -errno;
 		printk("daemon_open : control socket failed, errno = %d\n", 
-		       errno);		
-		return(-errno);
+		       -err);
+		return err;
 	}
 
 	if(connect(pri->control, (struct sockaddr *) ctl_addr, 
 		   sizeof(*ctl_addr)) < 0){
-		printk("daemon_open : control connect failed, errno = %d\n",
-		       errno);
 		err = -errno;
+		printk("daemon_open : control connect failed, errno = %d\n",
+		       -err);
 		goto out;
 	}
 
 	fd = socket(AF_UNIX, SOCK_DGRAM, 0);
 	if(fd < 0){
-		printk("daemon_open : data socket failed, errno = %d\n", 
-		       errno);
 		err = -errno;
+		printk("daemon_open : data socket failed, errno = %d\n",
+		       -err);
 		goto out;
 	}
 	if(bind(fd, (struct sockaddr *) local_addr, sizeof(*local_addr)) < 0){
-		printk("daemon_open : data bind failed, errno = %d\n", 
-		       errno);
 		err = -errno;
+		printk("daemon_open : data bind failed, errno = %d\n",
+		       -err);
 		goto out_close;
 	}