diff --git a/lib/uring.c b/lib/uring.c
index 61056d7ed..2d5a9c4be 100644
--- a/lib/uring.c
+++ b/lib/uring.c
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 #include "uring.h"
-#include <errno.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #include <poll.h>
 #include "log.h"
@@ -102,7 +101,7 @@ void uring_thread_init(void) {
 	struct io_uring_params params = {0};
 	int ret = io_uring_queue_init_params(rtpe_common_config_ptr->io_uring_buffers, &rtpe_uring, &params);
 	if (ret)
-		die("io_uring init failed (%s)", strerror(errno));
+		die("io_uring init failed (%s)", strerror(-ret));
 
 	uring_sendmsg = __uring_sendmsg;
 	uring_thread_loop = __uring_thread_loop;