diff --git a/tests/Makefile b/tests/Makefile
index 25933e09b4..422fcf6993 100644
--- a/tests/Makefile
+++ b/tests/Makefile
@@ -13,8 +13,6 @@ FAILING_TESTS=tls \
 	stdlib/ptsname \
 	sys_mman \
 	signals/pthread_kill-child \
-	sys_socket/getpeername \
-	sys_socket/recv \
 	sys_socket/recvfrom \
 	sys_socket/unixpeername \
 	sys_socket/unixrecvfrom \
@@ -273,6 +271,8 @@ VARIED_NAMES=\
 	stdlib/realpath \
 	sys_epoll/epoll \
 	sys_resource/constants \
+	sys_socket/getpeername \
+	sys_socket/recv \
 	sys_stat/stat \
 	sys_statvfs/statvfs \
 	sys_utsname/uname \
diff --git a/tests/sys_socket/recv.c b/tests/sys_socket/recv.c
index f6a0f5457e..058fea14d9 100644
--- a/tests/sys_socket/recv.c
+++ b/tests/sys_socket/recv.c
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ int main(void)
     ERROR_IF(bind, status, == -1);
 
     status = listen(listen_fd, 1);
-    ERROR_IF(bind, status, == -1);
+    ERROR_IF(listen, status, == -1);
 
     status = getsockname(listen_fd, saddr, &addr_len);
     ERROR_IF(getsockname, status, == -1);
@@ -32,11 +32,11 @@ int main(void)
     ERROR_IF(connect, status, == -1);
 
     int server_fd = accept(listen_fd, NULL, NULL);
-    ERROR_IF(connect, status, == -1);
+    ERROR_IF(accept, status, == -1);
 
     char *c = "foo";
     status = send(server_fd, c, 4, 0);
-    ERROR_IF(sendto, status, == -1);
+    ERROR_IF(send, status, == -1);
 
     char x[4];
     ssize_t amount = recv(client_fd, x, 4, 0);