diff --git a/ipcd/src/uds/stream.rs b/ipcd/src/uds/stream.rs
index aff1356f93..9d75642aac 100644
--- a/ipcd/src/uds/stream.rs
+++ b/ipcd/src/uds/stream.rs
@@ -878,7 +878,7 @@ impl<'sock> UdsStreamScheme<'sock> {
                 if flags & O_NONBLOCK == O_NONBLOCK {
                     return Err(Error::new(EAGAIN));
                 } else {
-                    return Ok(Some(OpenResult::WouldBlock));
+                    return Err(Error::new(EWOULDBLOCK));
                 }
             };
             return match self.accept_connection(socket, client_id, ctx) {