diff --git a/vlib/net/unix/common.v b/vlib/net/unix/common.v
index f9c5904697..c2779a5cb8 100644
--- a/vlib/net/unix/common.v
+++ b/vlib/net/unix/common.v
@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@ module unix
 import time
 import net
 
+const (
+	error_ewouldblock = C.EWOULDBLOCK
+)
+
 fn C.SUN_LEN(C.sockaddr_un) int
 
 fn C.strncpy(charptr, charptr, int)
diff --git a/vlib/net/unix/stream_nix.v b/vlib/net/unix/stream_nix.v
index 98a2484469..50a3ea1cc2 100644
--- a/vlib/net/unix/stream_nix.v
+++ b/vlib/net/unix/stream_nix.v
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ pub fn (mut c StreamConn) write_ptr(b byteptr, len int) ? {
 			mut sent := C.send(c.sock.handle, ptr, remaining, unix.msg_nosignal)
 			if sent < 0 {
 				code := error_code()
-				if code == int(net.error_ewouldblock) {
+				if code == int(error_ewouldblock) {
 					c.wait_for_write() ?
 					continue
 				} else {
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ pub fn (mut c StreamConn) read_ptr(buf_ptr byteptr, len int) ?int {
 		return res
 	}
 	code := error_code()
-	if code == int(net.error_ewouldblock) {
+	if code == int(error_ewouldblock) {
 		c.wait_for_read() ?
 		res = wrap_read_result(C.recv(c.sock.handle, buf_ptr, len, 0)) ?
 		$if trace_unix ? {