diff --git a/libraries/liblber/sockbuf.c b/libraries/liblber/sockbuf.c
index f5c2d53752..3dcd510653 100644
--- a/libraries/liblber/sockbuf.c
+++ b/libraries/liblber/sockbuf.c
@@ -851,7 +851,6 @@ sb_debug_write( Sockbuf_IO_Desc *sbiod, void *buf, ber_len_t len )
 				"%swrite: want=%ld error=%s\n",
 				(char *)sbiod->sbiod_pvt, (long)len,
 				STRERROR( errno ) );
-			errno = err;
 		} else {
 			ber_log_printf( LDAP_DEBUG_PACKETS, sbiod->sbiod_sb->sb_debug,
 				"%swrite: want=%ld, written=%ld\n",