diff --git a/util/nvmutil/nvmutil.c b/util/nvmutil/nvmutil.c
index 71a4584c..e281f4ef 100644
--- a/util/nvmutil/nvmutil.c
+++ b/util/nvmutil/nvmutil.c
@@ -505,6 +505,7 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	read_gbe_file();
 	read_checksums();
 
+	errno = 0;
 	run_cmd(cmd_index);
 
 	if (errno)