diff --git a/ctru-rs/examples/output-3dslink.rs b/ctru-rs/examples/output-3dslink.rs
index 36ae187..9c66c9b 100644
--- a/ctru-rs/examples/output-3dslink.rs
+++ b/ctru-rs/examples/output-3dslink.rs
@@ -24,8 +24,6 @@ fn main() {
     soc.redirect_to_3dslink(true, true)
         .expect("unable to redirect stdout/err to 3dslink server");
 
-    print!("\x1b[2J\x1b[0;0H"); // Clear screen + move to 0,0
-
     println!("Hello 3dslink!");
     eprintln!("Press Start on the device to disconnect and exit.");
 
diff --git a/ctru-rs/src/error.rs b/ctru-rs/src/error.rs
index 96ade26..047f811 100644
--- a/ctru-rs/src/error.rs
+++ b/ctru-rs/src/error.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 use std::error;
+use std::ffi::CStr;
 use std::fmt;
 
 use ctru_sys::result::{R_DESCRIPTION, R_LEVEL, R_MODULE, R_SUMMARY};
@@ -9,7 +10,27 @@ pub type Result<T> = ::std::result::Result<T, Error>;
 #[non_exhaustive]
 pub enum Error {
     Os(ctru_sys::Result),
+    Libc(String),
     ServiceAlreadyActive,
+    OutputAlreadyRedirected,
+}
+
+impl Error {
+    /// Create an [`Error`] out of the last set value in `errno`. This can be used
+    /// to get a human-readable error string from calls to `libc` functions.
+    pub(crate) fn from_errno() -> Self {
+        let error_str = unsafe {
+            let errno = ctru_sys::errno();
+            let str_ptr = libc::strerror(errno);
+
+            // Safety: strerror should always return a valid string,
+            // even if the error number is unknown
+            CStr::from_ptr(str_ptr)
+        };
+
+        // Copy out of the error string, since it may be changed by other libc calls later
+        Self::Libc(error_str.to_string_lossy().into())
+    }
 }
 
 impl From<ctru_sys::Result> for Error {
@@ -20,8 +41,8 @@ impl From<ctru_sys::Result> for Error {
 
 impl fmt::Debug for Error {
     fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter) -> fmt::Result {
-        match *self {
-            Error::Os(err) => f
+        match self {
+            &Self::Os(err) => f
                 .debug_struct("Error")
                 .field("raw", &format_args!("{:#08X}", err))
                 .field("description", &R_DESCRIPTION(err))
@@ -29,7 +50,9 @@ impl fmt::Debug for Error {
                 .field("summary", &R_SUMMARY(err))
                 .field("level", &R_LEVEL(err))
                 .finish(),
-            Error::ServiceAlreadyActive => f.debug_tuple("ServiceAlreadyActive").finish(),
+            Self::Libc(err) => f.debug_tuple("Libc").field(err).finish(),
+            Self::ServiceAlreadyActive => f.debug_tuple("ServiceAlreadyActive").finish(),
+            Self::OutputAlreadyRedirected => f.debug_tuple("OutputAlreadyRedirected").finish(),
         }
     }
 }
@@ -39,9 +62,13 @@ impl fmt::Debug for Error {
 // https://github.com/devkitPro/libctru/blob/master/libctru/include/3ds/result.h
 impl fmt::Display for Error {
     fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter) -> fmt::Result {
-        match *self {
-            Error::Os(err) => write!(f, "libctru result code: 0x{:08X}", err),
-            Error::ServiceAlreadyActive => write!(f, "Service already active"),
+        match self {
+            &Self::Os(err) => write!(f, "libctru result code: 0x{:08X}", err),
+            Self::Libc(err) => write!(f, "{}", err),
+            Self::ServiceAlreadyActive => write!(f, "Service already active"),
+            Self::OutputAlreadyRedirected => {
+                write!(f, "output streams are already redirected to 3dslink")
+            }
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/ctru-rs/src/services/soc.rs b/ctru-rs/src/services/soc.rs
index bcbdcc8..13d0dc9 100644
--- a/ctru-rs/src/services/soc.rs
+++ b/ctru-rs/src/services/soc.rs
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ use std::net::Ipv4Addr;
 use std::sync::Mutex;
 
 use crate::services::ServiceReference;
+use crate::Error;
 
 /// Soc service. Initializing this service will enable the use of network sockets and utilities
 /// such as those found in `std::net`. The service will be closed when this struct is is dropped.
@@ -74,15 +75,17 @@ impl Soc {
     /// output was already previously redirected.
     pub fn redirect_to_3dslink(&mut self, stdout: bool, stderr: bool) -> crate::Result<()> {
         if self.sock_3dslink >= 0 {
-            // TODO AlreadyRedirected or something
-            return Err(crate::Error::ServiceAlreadyActive);
+            return Err(Error::OutputAlreadyRedirected);
         }
 
-        let sock = unsafe { ctru_sys::link3dsConnectToHost(stdout, stderr) };
-        if sock < 0 {
-            Err(sock.into())
+        if !stdout && !stderr {
+            return Ok(());
+        }
+
+        self.sock_3dslink = unsafe { ctru_sys::link3dsConnectToHost(stdout, stderr) };
+        if self.sock_3dslink < 0 {
+            Err(Error::from_errno())
         } else {
-            self.sock_3dslink = sock;
             Ok(())
         }
     }
@@ -92,7 +95,7 @@ impl Drop for Soc {
     fn drop(&mut self) {
         if self.sock_3dslink >= 0 {
             unsafe {
-                libc::closesocket(self.sock_3dslink);
+                libc::close(self.sock_3dslink);
             }
         }
     }
@@ -101,7 +104,6 @@ impl Drop for Soc {
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
     use super::*;
-    use crate::Error;
 
     #[test]
     fn soc_duplicate() {
diff --git a/ctru-sys/src/lib.rs b/ctru-sys/src/lib.rs
index 454a380..595cbd3 100644
--- a/ctru-sys/src/lib.rs
+++ b/ctru-sys/src/lib.rs
@@ -10,3 +10,10 @@ mod bindings;
 
 pub use bindings::*;
 pub use result::*;
+
+/// In lieu of a proper errno function exposed by libc
+/// (<https://github.com/rust-lang/libc/issues/1995>), this will retrieve the
+/// last error set in the global reentrancy struct.
+pub unsafe fn errno() -> s32 {
+    (*__getreent())._errno
+}