diff --git a/src/add-ons/accelerants/atimach64/InitAccelerant.c b/src/add-ons/accelerants/atimach64/InitAccelerant.c
index 203a5763af..f48dd84db5 100644
--- a/src/add-ons/accelerants/atimach64/InitAccelerant.c
+++ b/src/add-ons/accelerants/atimach64/InitAccelerant.c
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ status_t CLONE_ACCELERANT(void *data) {
 	/* open the device, the permissions aren't important */
 	fd = open(path, B_READ_WRITE);
 	if (fd < 0) {
-		result = fd;
+		result = errno;
 		goto error0;
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/add-ons/accelerants/matrox/InitAccelerant.c b/src/add-ons/accelerants/matrox/InitAccelerant.c
index 68eb9ddf60..ba03408c58 100644
--- a/src/add-ons/accelerants/matrox/InitAccelerant.c
+++ b/src/add-ons/accelerants/matrox/InitAccelerant.c
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ status_t CLONE_ACCELERANT(void *data) {
 		fclose(myhand);
 
 		/* abort with resultcode from open attempt on kerneldriver */
-		result = fd;
+		result = errno;
 		goto error0;
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/add-ons/accelerants/radeon/InitAccelerant.c b/src/add-ons/accelerants/radeon/InitAccelerant.c
index e4a361b0a1..796ab0fbd2 100644
--- a/src/add-ons/accelerants/radeon/InitAccelerant.c
+++ b/src/add-ons/accelerants/radeon/InitAccelerant.c
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ status_t CLONE_ACCELERANT( void *data )
 	// this will probably change once access right are checked properly
 	fd = open(path, B_READ_WRITE);
 	if( fd < 0 )
-		return fd;
+		return errno;
 
 	result = init_common( fd, 1 );
 	if( result != B_OK )
diff --git a/src/add-ons/accelerants/skeleton/InitAccelerant.c b/src/add-ons/accelerants/skeleton/InitAccelerant.c
index 6c87b83931..ae0370bdfa 100644
--- a/src/add-ons/accelerants/skeleton/InitAccelerant.c
+++ b/src/add-ons/accelerants/skeleton/InitAccelerant.c
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ status_t CLONE_ACCELERANT(void *data) {
 		fclose(myhand);
 
 		/* abort with resultcode from open attempt on kerneldriver */
-		result = fd;
+		result = errno;
 		goto error0;
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/add-ons/accelerants/vesa/accelerant.cpp b/src/add-ons/accelerants/vesa/accelerant.cpp
index 6ff39d1c53..7f8613e9e7 100644
--- a/src/add-ons/accelerants/vesa/accelerant.cpp
+++ b/src/add-ons/accelerants/vesa/accelerant.cpp
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ vesa_clone_accelerant(void *info)
 
 	int fd = open(path, B_READ_WRITE);
 	if (fd < 0)
-		return fd;
+		return errno;
 
 	status_t status = init_common(fd, true);
 	if (status != B_OK)