diff --git a/bgpd/bgp_network.c b/bgpd/bgp_network.c
index 8621854..3c5e6c5 100644
--- a/bgpd/bgp_network.c
+++ b/bgpd/bgp_network.c
@@ -276,6 +276,7 @@
 #ifdef SO_BINDTODEVICE
   int ret;
   struct ifreq ifreq;
+  int myerrno;
 
   if (! peer->ifname)
     return 0;
@@ -287,13 +288,15 @@
   
   ret = setsockopt (peer->fd, SOL_SOCKET, SO_BINDTODEVICE, 
 		    &ifreq, sizeof (ifreq));
-
+  myerrno = errno;
+  
   if (bgpd_privs.change (ZPRIVS_LOWER) )
     zlog_err ("bgp_bind: could not lower privs");
 
   if (ret < 0)
     {
-      zlog (peer->log, LOG_INFO, "bind to interface %s failed", peer->ifname);
+      zlog (peer->log, LOG_INFO, "bind to interface %s failed, errno=%d",
+            peer->ifname, myerrno);
       return ret;
     }
 #endif /* SO_BINDTODEVICE */