diff --git a/librdmacm/examples/cmatose.c b/librdmacm/examples/cmatose.c
index b1c9dd13..6f6a99d8 100644
--- a/librdmacm/examples/cmatose.c
+++ b/librdmacm/examples/cmatose.c
@@ -507,7 +507,8 @@ static int run_server(void)
 
 	ret = get_rdma_addr(src_addr, dst_addr, port, &hints, &test.rai);
 	if (ret) {
-		printf("cmatose: getrdmaaddr error: %s\n", gai_strerror(ret));
+		printf("cmatose: getrdmaaddr error: %s\n", errno ?
+		       strerror(errno) : gai_strerror(ret));
 		goto out;
 	}
 
@@ -580,7 +581,8 @@ static int run_client(void)
 
 	ret = get_rdma_addr(src_addr, dst_addr, port, &hints, &test.rai);
 	if (ret) {
-		printf("cmatose: getaddrinfo error: %s\n", gai_strerror(ret));
+		printf("cmatose: getaddrinfo error: %s\n", errno ?
+		       strerror(errno) : gai_strerror(ret));
 		return ret;
 	}
 
diff --git a/librdmacm/examples/cmtime.c b/librdmacm/examples/cmtime.c
index aa96b901..a7d109dd 100644
--- a/librdmacm/examples/cmtime.c
+++ b/librdmacm/examples/cmtime.c
@@ -462,7 +462,8 @@ static int run_server(void)
 
 	ret = get_rdma_addr(src_addr, dst_addr, port, &hints, &rai);
 	if (ret) {
-		printf("getrdmaaddr error: %s\n", gai_strerror(ret));
+		printf("getrdmaaddr error: %s\n", errno ? strerror(errno) :
+						  gai_strerror(ret));
 		goto out;
 	}
 
@@ -491,7 +492,8 @@ static int run_client(void)
 
 	ret = get_rdma_addr(src_addr, dst_addr, port, &hints, &rai);
 	if (ret) {
-		printf("getaddrinfo error: %s\n", gai_strerror(ret));
+		printf("getaddrinfo error: %s\n", errno ? strerror(errno) :
+						  gai_strerror(ret));
 		return ret;
 	}
 
diff --git a/librdmacm/examples/rdma_client.c b/librdmacm/examples/rdma_client.c
index c27047c5..de43eb0a 100644
--- a/librdmacm/examples/rdma_client.c
+++ b/librdmacm/examples/rdma_client.c
@@ -56,7 +56,8 @@ static int run(void)
 	hints.ai_port_space = RDMA_PS_TCP;
 	ret = rdma_getaddrinfo(server, port, &hints, &res);
 	if (ret) {
-		printf("rdma_getaddrinfo: %s\n", gai_strerror(ret));
+		printf("rdma_getaddrinfo: %s\n", errno ? strerror(errno) :
+						 gai_strerror(ret));
 		goto out;
 	}
 
diff --git a/librdmacm/examples/rdma_server.c b/librdmacm/examples/rdma_server.c
index bcf649fe..bedd9a73 100644
--- a/librdmacm/examples/rdma_server.c
+++ b/librdmacm/examples/rdma_server.c
@@ -57,7 +57,8 @@ static int run(void)
 	hints.ai_port_space = RDMA_PS_TCP;
 	ret = rdma_getaddrinfo(NULL, port, &hints, &res);
 	if (ret) {
-		printf("rdma_getaddrinfo: %s\n", gai_strerror(ret));
+		printf("rdma_getaddrinfo: %s\n", errno ? strerror(errno) :
+						 gai_strerror(ret));
 		return ret;
 	}
 
diff --git a/librdmacm/examples/rdma_xclient.c b/librdmacm/examples/rdma_xclient.c
index 63dfb6df..687e1deb 100644
--- a/librdmacm/examples/rdma_xclient.c
+++ b/librdmacm/examples/rdma_xclient.c
@@ -82,7 +82,8 @@ static int test(void)
 
 	ret = rdma_getaddrinfo(server, port, &hints, &res);
 	if (ret) {
-		printf("rdma_getaddrinfo: %s\n", gai_strerror(ret));
+		printf("rdma_getaddrinfo: %s\n", errno ? strerror(errno) :
+						 gai_strerror(ret));
 		return ret;
 	}
 
diff --git a/librdmacm/examples/riostream.c b/librdmacm/examples/riostream.c
index bdf4fd34..883f8a82 100644
--- a/librdmacm/examples/riostream.c
+++ b/librdmacm/examples/riostream.c
@@ -363,7 +363,8 @@ static int server_listen(void)
 		ret = getaddrinfo(src_addr, port, &ai_hints, &ai);
 	}
 	if (ret) {
-		printf("getaddrinfo: %s\n", gai_strerror(ret));
+		printf("getaddrinfo: %s\n", errno ? strerror(errno) :
+					    gai_strerror(ret));
 		return ret;
 	}
 
@@ -444,7 +445,8 @@ static int client_connect(void)
 	ret = use_rgai ? rdma_getaddrinfo(dst_addr, port, &rai_hints, &rai) :
 			 getaddrinfo(dst_addr, port, &ai_hints, &ai);
 	if (ret) {
-		printf("getaddrinfo: %s\n", gai_strerror(ret));
+		printf("getaddrinfo: %s\n", errno ? strerror(errno) :
+					    gai_strerror(ret));
 		return ret;
 	}
 
diff --git a/librdmacm/examples/rstream.c b/librdmacm/examples/rstream.c
index 7523269c..11fe6f25 100644
--- a/librdmacm/examples/rstream.c
+++ b/librdmacm/examples/rstream.c
@@ -327,7 +327,8 @@ static int server_listen(void)
 		ret = getaddrinfo(src_addr, port, &ai_hints, &ai);
 	}
 	if (ret) {
-		printf("getaddrinfo: %s\n", gai_strerror(ret));
+		printf("getaddrinfo: %s\n", errno ? strerror(errno) :
+					    gai_strerror(ret));
 		return ret;
 	}
 
@@ -412,7 +413,8 @@ static int client_connect(void)
 			 getaddrinfo(dst_addr, port, &ai_hints, &ai);
 
 	if (ret) {
-		printf("getaddrinfo: %s\n", gai_strerror(ret));
+		printf("getaddrinfo: %s\n", errno ? strerror(errno) :
+					    gai_strerror(ret));
 		return ret;
 	}
 
@@ -425,7 +427,8 @@ static int client_connect(void)
 			ret = getaddrinfo(src_addr, port, &ai_hints, &ai_src);
 		}
 		if (ret) {
-			printf("getaddrinfo src_addr: %s\n", gai_strerror(ret));
+			printf("getaddrinfo src_addr: %s\n", errno ?
+			       strerror(errno) : gai_strerror(ret));
 			return ret;
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/librdmacm/examples/udaddy.c b/librdmacm/examples/udaddy.c
index b1ac90c3..914be0a2 100644
--- a/librdmacm/examples/udaddy.c
+++ b/librdmacm/examples/udaddy.c
@@ -514,7 +514,8 @@ static int run_server(void)
 
 	ret = get_rdma_addr(src_addr, dst_addr, port, &hints, &test.rai);
 	if (ret) {
-		printf("udaddy: getrdmaaddr error: %s\n", gai_strerror(ret));
+		printf("udaddy: getrdmaaddr error: %s\n", errno ?
+		       strerror(errno) : gai_strerror(ret));
 		goto out;
 	}
 
@@ -563,7 +564,8 @@ static int run_client(void)
 
 	ret = get_rdma_addr(src_addr, dst_addr, port, &hints, &test.rai);
 	if (ret) {
-		printf("udaddy: getaddrinfo error: %s\n", gai_strerror(ret));
+		printf("udaddy: getaddrinfo error: %s\n", errno ?
+		       strerror(errno) : gai_strerror(ret));
 		return ret;
 	}
 
