diff --git a/src/network/socket/qnativesocketengine_unix.cpp b/src/network/socket/qnativesocketengine_unix.cpp
index aef893d7223..35c1b84ce7a 100644
--- a/src/network/socket/qnativesocketengine_unix.cpp
+++ b/src/network/socket/qnativesocketengine_unix.cpp
@@ -1275,6 +1275,9 @@ qint64 QNativeSocketEnginePrivate::nativeWrite(const char *data, qint64 len)
             setError(QAbstractSocket::RemoteHostClosedError, RemoteHostClosedErrorString);
             q->close();
             break;
+#if EWOULDBLOCK != EAGAIN
+        case EWOULDBLOCK:
+#endif
         case EAGAIN:
             writtenBytes = 0;
             break;