1 files changed, 3 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/qemu-nbd.c b/qemu-nbd.c
index db63980df1..2382b5042a 100644
--- a/qemu-nbd.c
+++ b/qemu-nbd.c
@@ -909,13 +909,14 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 
     if ((device && !verbose) || fork_process) {
 #ifndef WIN32
+        g_autoptr(GError) err = NULL;
         int stderr_fd[2];
         pid_t pid;
         int ret;
 
-        if (qemu_pipe(stderr_fd) < 0) {
+        if (!g_unix_open_pipe(stderr_fd, FD_CLOEXEC, &err)) {
             error_report("Error setting up communication pipe: %s",
-                         strerror(errno));
+                         err->message);
             exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
         }