diff --git a/libs/libc/tls/tls_alloc.c b/libs/libc/tls/tls_alloc.c
index ea170a16cc..2630e7e415 100644
--- a/libs/libc/tls/tls_alloc.c
+++ b/libs/libc/tls/tls_alloc.c
@@ -66,9 +66,10 @@ int tls_alloc(void)
    */
 
   ret = _SEM_WAIT(&tinfo->ta_tlssem);
-  if (ret < 0)
+
+  if (ERROR == ret)
     {
-      ret = _SEM_ERRVAL(ret);
+      ret = -get_errno();
       goto errout_with_errno;
     }
 
diff --git a/libs/libc/tls/tls_free.c b/libs/libc/tls/tls_free.c
index 9cbe4a4238..7455e08cb3 100644
--- a/libs/libc/tls/tls_free.c
+++ b/libs/libc/tls/tls_free.c
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ int tls_free(int tlsindex)
         }
       else
         {
-          ret = _SEM_ERRVAL(ret);
+          ret = -get_errno();
         }
     }