diff --git a/src/net/linux/addrs.c b/src/net/linux/addrs.c
index 18a8887f8..c8a904eda 100644
--- a/src/net/linux/addrs.c
+++ b/src/net/linux/addrs.c
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ int net_netlink_addrs(net_ifaddr_h *ifh, void *arg)
 
 	if (send(sock, &req, req.nlh.nlmsg_len, 0) < 0) {
 		err = errno;
-		DEBUG_WARNING("sendto failed %m\n", err);
+		DEBUG_WARNING("GETLINK send failed %m\n", err);
 		goto out;
 	}
 
@@ -174,6 +174,12 @@ int net_netlink_addrs(net_ifaddr_h *ifh, void *arg)
 			break;
 	}
 
+	if (len < 0) {
+		err = errno;
+		DEBUG_WARNING("GETLINK recv failed %m\n", err);
+		goto out;
+	}
+
 	/* GETADDR */
 	memset(&req, 0, sizeof(req));
 	req.nlh.nlmsg_len   = NLMSG_LENGTH(sizeof(struct ifaddrmsg));
@@ -182,7 +188,7 @@ int net_netlink_addrs(net_ifaddr_h *ifh, void *arg)
 
 	if (send(sock, &req, req.nlh.nlmsg_len, 0) < 0) {
 		err = errno;
-		DEBUG_WARNING("sendto failed %m\n", err);
+		DEBUG_WARNING("GETADDR send failed %m\n", err);
 		goto out;
 	}
 
@@ -192,6 +198,11 @@ int net_netlink_addrs(net_ifaddr_h *ifh, void *arg)
 			break;
 	}
 
+	if (len < 0) {
+		err = errno;
+		DEBUG_WARNING("GETADDR recv failed %m\n", err);
+	}
+
 out:
 	close(sock);