diff --git a/repos/libports/src/lib/libc/socket_fs_plugin.cc b/repos/libports/src/lib/libc/socket_fs_plugin.cc
index bb184b1f5..84ea39f9f 100644
--- a/repos/libports/src/lib/libc/socket_fs_plugin.cc
+++ b/repos/libports/src/lib/libc/socket_fs_plugin.cc
@@ -673,6 +673,10 @@ extern "C" int socket_fs_getsockopt(int libc_fd, int level, int optname,
 			Genode::log("getsockopt: SO_REUSEADDR not yet implemented - return true");
 			*(int *)optval = 1;
 			return 0;
+		case SO_ERROR:
+			Genode::log("getsockopt: SO_ERROR not yet implemented - return true");
+			*(int *)optval = 0;
+			return 0;
 		default: return Errno(ENOPROTOOPT);
 		}