diff --git a/repos/dde_linux/lib/symbols/wifi b/repos/dde_linux/lib/symbols/wifi
index 9f72cd9260..f76556ecbb 100644
--- a/repos/dde_linux/lib/symbols/wifi
+++ b/repos/dde_linux/lib/symbols/wifi
@@ -24,3 +24,4 @@ _ZN4Wifi26firmware_establish_handlerERNS_24Firmware_request_handlerE T
 _ZN4Wifi10set_rfkillEb T
 _ZN4Wifi14rfkill_blockedEv T
 _ZN4Wifi24rfkill_establish_handlerERNS_27Rfkill_notification_handlerE T
+convert_errno_from_linux T
diff --git a/repos/dde_linux/src/lib/wifi/socket_call.cc b/repos/dde_linux/src/lib/wifi/socket_call.cc
index a21ca8582d..a646e724f9 100644
--- a/repos/dde_linux/src/lib/wifi/socket_call.cc
+++ b/repos/dde_linux/src/lib/wifi/socket_call.cc
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ enum : int {
 };
 
 
-static int convert_errno_from_linux(int linux_errno)
+extern "C" int convert_errno_from_linux(int linux_errno)
 {
 	if (linux_errno >= 0)
 		return linux_errno;
@@ -100,9 +100,7 @@ static int convert_errno_from_linux(int linux_errno)
 	case ENODEV:           return -(int)Libc::Errno::BSD_ENODEV;
 	case ENOENT:           return -(int)Libc::Errno::BSD_ENOENT;
 	case ENOEXEC:          return -(int)Libc::Errno::BSD_ENOEXEC;
-	case ENOLINK:
-	                       error("ENOLINK (", (int) ENOLINK, ") -> ", (int)Libc::Errno::BSD_ENOLINK);
-	                       return -(int)Libc::Errno::BSD_ENOLINK;
+	case ENOLINK:          return -(int)Libc::Errno::BSD_ENOLINK;
 	case ENOMEM:           return -(int)Libc::Errno::BSD_ENOMEM;
 	case ENOMSG:           return -(int)Libc::Errno::BSD_ENOMSG;
 	case ENOPROTOOPT:      return -(int)Libc::Errno::BSD_ENOPROTOOPT;
diff --git a/repos/dde_linux/src/lib/wifi/symbol.map b/repos/dde_linux/src/lib/wifi/symbol.map
index b2f8892648..9d6e7cb346 100644
--- a/repos/dde_linux/src/lib/wifi/symbol.map
+++ b/repos/dde_linux/src/lib/wifi/symbol.map
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 
 		/* interface for libnl/wpa_driver_nl82011 */
 		wifi_if*;
+		convert_errno_from_linux;
 
 	local: