diff --git a/src/platform/redox/socket.rs b/src/platform/redox/socket.rs
index a4b8318eee..c7d325ff8d 100644
--- a/src/platform/redox/socket.rs
+++ b/src/platform/redox/socket.rs
@@ -820,8 +820,14 @@ impl PalSocket for Sys {
         Err(Errno(ENOSYS))
     }
 
-    fn listen(socket: c_int, backlog: c_int) -> Result<()> {
-        // Redox has no need to listen
+    fn listen(socket: c_int, _backlog: c_int) -> Result<()> {
+        // TCP sockets enter LISTEN state during bind(), so listen() is
+        // a no-op on Red Bear. This is a design decision: the kernel's
+        // netstack (smoltcp) calls tcp_handle.listen() when the socket
+        // is bound, making the POSIX listen() call redundant.
+        // The backlog parameter is ignored — Red Bear handles accept
+        // queuing internally via the scheme event mechanism.
+        let _ = socket;
         Ok(())
     }
 
@@ -1119,7 +1125,7 @@ impl PalSocket for Sys {
             option_value,
             option_len
         );
-        Ok(())
+        Err(Errno(ENOPROTOOPT))
     }
 
     fn shutdown(socket: c_int, how: c_int) -> Result<()> {