diff --git a/ripd/ripd.c b/ripd/ripd.c
index 2a345a6..b5d130e 100644
--- a/ripd/ripd.c
+++ b/ripd/ripd.c
@@ -1985,7 +1985,7 @@
   sock = socket (AF_INET, SOCK_DGRAM, 0);
   if (sock < 0) 
     {
-      perror ("socket");
+      zlog_err("Cannot create UDP socket: %s", safe_strerror(errno));
       exit (1);
     }