if (!len)
                        break;
                if (len < 0) {
-                       int read_error;
-                       read_error = errno;
+                       int read_error = errno;
                        close(ifd);
                        return error("copy-fd: read returned %s",
                                     strerror(read_error));
                                close(ifd);
                                return error("copy-fd: write returned 0");
                        } else {
+                               int write_error = errno;
                                close(ifd);
                                return error("copy-fd: write returned %s",
-                                            strerror(errno));
+                                            strerror(write_error));
                        }
                }
        }
        }
        status = copy_fd(fdi, fdo);
        if (close(fdo) != 0)
-               return error("%s: write error: %s", dst, strerror(errno));
+               return error("%s: close error: %s", dst, strerror(errno));
 
        if (!status && adjust_shared_perm(dst))
                return -1;