diff --git a/libavformat/network.c b/libavformat/network.c
index 86d79553f7..1e02668ecf 100644
--- a/libavformat/network.c
+++ b/libavformat/network.c
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ static int ff_poll_interrupt(struct pollfd *p, nfds_t nfds, int timeout,
     if (!ret)
         return AVERROR(ETIMEDOUT);
     if (ret < 0)
-        return AVERROR(errno);
+        return ff_neterrno();
     return ret;
 }