diff --git a/lib/libc/sys/clock_gettime.c b/lib/libc/sys/clock_gettime.c
index ec8ec13a754..b2a41445524 100644
--- a/lib/libc/sys/clock_gettime.c
+++ b/lib/libc/sys/clock_gettime.c
@@ -48,7 +48,11 @@ __clock_gettime(clockid_t clock_id, struct timespec *ts)
 		error = __vdso_clock_gettime(clock_id, ts);
 	else
 		error = ENOSYS;
-	if (error == ENOSYS)
+	if (error == ENOSYS) {
 		error = __sys_clock_gettime(clock_id, ts);
+	} else if (error != 0) {
+		errno = error;
+		error = -1;
+	}
 	return (error);
 }
diff --git a/lib/libc/sys/gettimeofday.c b/lib/libc/sys/gettimeofday.c
index 22177b15a5c..d955aaa907e 100644
--- a/lib/libc/sys/gettimeofday.c
+++ b/lib/libc/sys/gettimeofday.c
@@ -44,7 +44,11 @@ __gettimeofday(struct timeval *tv, struct timezone *tz)
 	int error;
 
 	error = __vdso_gettimeofday(tv, tz);
-	if (error == ENOSYS)
+	if (error == ENOSYS) {
 		error = __sys_gettimeofday(tv, tz);
+	} else if (error != 0) {
+		errno = error;
+		error = -1;
+	}
 	return (error);
 }