diff --git a/src/forward.c b/src/forward.c
index ed9c8f6..746af1c 100644
--- a/src/forward.c
+++ b/src/forward.c
@@ -93,10 +93,13 @@ int send_from(int fd, int nowild, char *packet, size_t len,
   
   while (retry_send(sendmsg(fd, &msg, 0)));
 
-  /* If interface is still in DAD, EINVAL results - ignore that. */
-  if (errno != 0 && errno != EINVAL)
+  if (errno != 0)
     {
-      my_syslog(LOG_ERR, _("failed to send packet: %s"), strerror(errno));
+#ifdef HAVE_LINUX_NETWORK
+      /* If interface is still in DAD, EINVAL results - ignore that. */
+      if (errno != EINVAL)
+	my_syslog(LOG_ERR, _("failed to send packet: %s"), strerror(errno));
+#endif
       return 0;
     }