diff --git a/src/lib/ecore/ecore_main.c b/src/lib/ecore/ecore_main.c
index 568cc3c7e9..999b3f8ddd 100644
--- a/src/lib/ecore/ecore_main.c
+++ b/src/lib/ecore/ecore_main.c
@@ -1766,7 +1766,7 @@ _ecore_main_select(double timeout)
 
    eina_evlog("!SLEEP", NULL, 0.0, t ? "timeout" : "forever");
    ret = main_loop_select(max_fd + 1, &rfds, &wfds, &exfds, t);
-   err_no = err_no;
+   err_no = errno;
    eina_evlog("!WAKE", NULL, 0.0, NULL);
 
    _ecore_time_loop_time = ecore_time_get();