diff --git a/http.c b/http.c
index b9714d33..00a3499b 100644
--- a/http.c
+++ b/http.c
@@ -3825,9 +3825,12 @@ bind_socket_ai(struct evutil_addrinfo *ai, int reuse)
 	if (evutil_make_socket_closeonexec(fd) < 0)
 		goto out;
 
-	setsockopt(fd, SOL_SOCKET, SO_KEEPALIVE, (void *)&on, sizeof(on));
-	if (reuse)
-		evutil_make_listen_socket_reuseable(fd);
+	if (setsockopt(fd, SOL_SOCKET, SO_KEEPALIVE, (void *)&on, sizeof(on))<0)
+		goto out;
+	if (reuse) {
+		if (evutil_make_listen_socket_reuseable(fd) < 0)
+			goto out;
+	}
 
 	if (ai != NULL) {
 		r = bind(fd, ai->ai_addr, (ev_socklen_t)ai->ai_addrlen);
diff --git a/listener.c b/listener.c
index 9941e1d8..a78ca0d6 100644
--- a/listener.c
+++ b/listener.c
@@ -226,9 +226,15 @@ evconnlistener_new_bind(struct event_base *base, evconnlistener_cb cb,
 		}
 	}
 
-	setsockopt(fd, SOL_SOCKET, SO_KEEPALIVE, (void*)&on, sizeof(on));
+	if (setsockopt(fd, SOL_SOCKET, SO_KEEPALIVE, (void*)&on, sizeof(on))<0) {
+		evutil_closesocket(fd);
+		return NULL;
+	}
 	if (flags & LEV_OPT_REUSEABLE) {
-		evutil_make_listen_socket_reuseable(fd);
+		if (evutil_make_listen_socket_reuseable(fd) < 0) {
+			evutil_closesocket(fd);
+			return NULL;
+		}
 	}
 
 	if (sa) {