diff --git a/src/microspdy/io_openssl.c b/src/microspdy/io_openssl.c
index 6a8b5cad..1eef6b0d 100644
--- a/src/microspdy/io_openssl.c
+++ b/src/microspdy/io_openssl.c
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ SPDYF_openssl_recv(struct SPDY_Session *session,
 			case SSL_ERROR_SYSCALL:
 				if(EINTR == errno)
 					return SPDY_IO_ERROR_AGAIN;
-
+				return SPDY_IO_ERROR_ERROR;
 			default:
 				return SPDY_IO_ERROR_ERROR;
 		}
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ SPDYF_openssl_send(struct SPDY_Session *session,
 			case SSL_ERROR_SYSCALL:
 				if(EINTR == errno)
 					return SPDY_IO_ERROR_AGAIN;
-
+				return SPDY_IO_ERROR_ERROR;
 			default:
 				return SPDY_IO_ERROR_ERROR;
 		}