diff --git a/src/anet.c b/src/anet.c
index a4d0fd1a..2981fca1 100644
--- a/src/anet.c
+++ b/src/anet.c
@@ -484,7 +484,7 @@ static int _anetTcpServer(char *err, int port, char *bindaddr, int af, int backl
 
         if (af == AF_INET6 && anetV6Only(err,s) == ANET_ERR) goto error;
         if (anetSetReuseAddr(err,s) == ANET_ERR) goto error;
-        if (anetListen(err,s,p->ai_addr,p->ai_addrlen,backlog) == ANET_ERR) return ANET_ERR;
+        if (anetListen(err,s,p->ai_addr,p->ai_addrlen,backlog) == ANET_ERR) s = ANET_ERR;
         goto end;
     }
     if (p == NULL) {