diff --git a/src/libs/utils/process_stub_unix.c b/src/libs/utils/process_stub_unix.c
index 145d31d50d7..8d9cd8d7495 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/process_stub_unix.c
+++ b/src/libs/utils/process_stub_unix.c
@@ -308,7 +308,9 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
             execvp(argv[ArgExe], argv + ArgExe);
             /* Only expected error: no such file or direcotry, i.e. executable not found */
             errNo = errno;
-            write(chldPipe[1], &errNo, sizeof(errNo)); /* Only realistic error case is SIGPIPE */
+            /* Only realistic error case is SIGPIPE */
+            if (write(chldPipe[1], &errNo, sizeof(errNo)) != sizeof(errNo))
+                perror("Error passing errno to child");
             _exit(0);
         default:
             for (;;) {