diff --git a/src/modules/module-raop/rtsp-client.c b/src/modules/module-raop/rtsp-client.c
index fae71977c..574f9f3e4 100644
--- a/src/modules/module-raop/rtsp-client.c
+++ b/src/modules/module-raop/rtsp-client.c
@@ -445,7 +445,12 @@ on_source_io(void *data, int fd, uint32_t mask)
 	int res;
 
 	if (mask & (SPA_IO_ERR | SPA_IO_HUP)) {
-		res = -EPIPE;
+		socklen_t len = sizeof(res);
+		if ((mask & SPA_IO_HUP) ||
+		    getsockopt(fd, SOL_SOCKET, SO_ERROR, &res, &len) < 0)
+			res = -EPIPE;
+		else
+			res = -res;
 		goto error;
 	}
 	if (mask & SPA_IO_IN) {
diff --git a/src/modules/module-sendspin/websocket.c b/src/modules/module-sendspin/websocket.c
index b6ddf629f..e0d5a717d 100644
--- a/src/modules/module-sendspin/websocket.c
+++ b/src/modules/module-sendspin/websocket.c
@@ -712,7 +712,12 @@ on_source_io(void *data, int fd, uint32_t mask)
 	conn->refcount++;
 
 	if (mask & (SPA_IO_ERR | SPA_IO_HUP)) {
-		res = -EPIPE;
+		socklen_t len = sizeof(res);
+		if ((mask & SPA_IO_HUP) ||
+		    getsockopt(fd, SOL_SOCKET, SO_ERROR, &res, &len) < 0)
+			res = -EPIPE;
+		else
+			res = -res;
 		goto error;
 	}
 	if (mask & SPA_IO_IN) {
diff --git a/src/modules/module-snapcast-discover.c b/src/modules/module-snapcast-discover.c
index 2561a7304..0e9fef1a1 100644
--- a/src/modules/module-snapcast-discover.c
+++ b/src/modules/module-snapcast-discover.c
@@ -381,7 +381,12 @@ on_source_io(void *data, int fd, uint32_t mask)
 	int res;
 
 	if (mask & (SPA_IO_ERR | SPA_IO_HUP)) {
-		res = -EPIPE;
+		socklen_t len = sizeof(res);
+		if ((mask & SPA_IO_HUP) ||
+		    getsockopt(fd, SOL_SOCKET, SO_ERROR, &res, &len) < 0)
+			res = -EPIPE;
+		else
+			res = -res;
 		goto error;
 	}
 	if (mask & SPA_IO_IN) {