diff --git a/bgpd/bgp_bmp.c b/bgpd/bgp_bmp.c
index ff655048a8..9f1fe64813 100644
--- a/bgpd/bgp_bmp.c
+++ b/bgpd/bgp_bmp.c
@@ -1307,8 +1307,12 @@ static struct bmp *bmp_open(struct bmp_targets *bt, int bmp_sock)
 	}
 	bt->cnt_accept++;
 
-	setsockopt(bmp_sock, SOL_SOCKET, SO_KEEPALIVE, &on, sizeof(on));
-	setsockopt(bmp_sock, IPPROTO_TCP, TCP_NODELAY, &on, sizeof(on));
+	if (setsockopt(bmp_sock, SOL_SOCKET, SO_KEEPALIVE, &on, sizeof(on)) < 0)
+		flog_err(EC_LIB_SOCKET, "bmp: %d can't setsockopt SO_KEEPALIVE: %s(%d)",
+			 bmp_sock, safe_strerror(errno), errno);
+	if (setsockopt(bmp_sock, IPPROTO_TCP, TCP_NODELAY, &on, sizeof(on)) < 0)
+		flog_err(EC_LIB_SOCKET, "bmp: %d can't setsockopt TCP_NODELAY: %s(%d)",
+			 bmp_sock, safe_strerror(errno), errno);
 
 	zlog_info("bmp[%s] connection established", buf);