diff --git a/util/getauxval.c b/util/getauxval.c
index b124107d61..ad4f6686a8 100644
--- a/util/getauxval.c
+++ b/util/getauxval.c
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ unsigned long qemu_getauxval(unsigned long type)
         }
     }
 
+    errno = ENOENT;
     return 0;
 }
 
@@ -104,7 +105,10 @@ unsigned long qemu_getauxval(unsigned long type)
 unsigned long qemu_getauxval(unsigned long type)
 {
     unsigned long aux = 0;
-    elf_aux_info(type, &aux, sizeof(aux));
+    int ret = elf_aux_info(type, &aux, sizeof(aux));
+    if (ret != 0) {
+        errno = ret;
+    }
     return aux;
 }
 
@@ -112,6 +116,7 @@ unsigned long qemu_getauxval(unsigned long type)
 
 unsigned long qemu_getauxval(unsigned long type)
 {
+    errno = ENOSYS;
     return 0;
 }