diff --git a/util/nvmutil/nvmutil.c b/util/nvmutil/nvmutil.c
index d08b27fc..2f6de8aa 100644
--- a/util/nvmutil/nvmutil.c
+++ b/util/nvmutil/nvmutil.c
@@ -1563,7 +1563,7 @@ verify_gbe_bin_write(size_t p)
 		    fname, (ulong)p);
 
 	if (memcmp(mem_offset, pad, gbe_rw_size) != 0)
-		err(errno, "%s: pwrite: corrupt write on part %lu",
+		err(EIO, "%s: pwrite: corrupt write on part %lu",
 		    fname, (ulong)p);
 }