diff --git a/src/network.c b/src/network.c
index 5225ec5..f2d2819 100644
--- a/src/network.c
+++ b/src/network.c
@@ -657,7 +657,7 @@ static int make_sock(union mysockaddr *addr, int type, int dienow)
   
   if ((fd = socket(family, type, 0)) == -1)
     {
-      int port;
+      int port, errsav;
       char *s;
 
       /* No error if the kernel just doesn't support this IP flavour */
@@ -667,17 +667,16 @@ static int make_sock(union mysockaddr *addr, int type, int dienow)
 	return -1;
       
     err:
+      errsav = errno;
       port = prettyprint_addr(addr, daemon->addrbuff);
       if (!option_bool(OPT_NOWILD) && !option_bool(OPT_CLEVERBIND))
 	sprintf(daemon->addrbuff, "port %d", port);
       s = _("failed to create listening socket for %s: %s");
       
       if (fd != -1)
-	{
-	  int errsav = errno;
-	  close (fd);
-	  errno = errsav;
-	}
+	close (fd);
+	
+      errno = errsav;
       
       if (dienow)
 	{