diff --git a/unix.c b/unix.c
index cfd212e..19585d3 100644
--- a/unix.c
+++ b/unix.c
@@ -278,7 +278,10 @@ enet_socket_get_option (ENetSocket socket, ENetSocketOption option, int * value)
     switch (option)
     {
         case ENET_SOCKOPT_ERROR:
-            result = setsockopt (socket, SOL_SOCKET, SO_ERROR, (char *) value, sizeof (int));
+            result = getsockopt (socket, SOL_SOCKET, SO_ERROR, (char *) value, sizeof (int));
+            break;
+
+        default:
             break;
     }
     return result == -1 ? -1 : 0;
diff --git a/win32.c b/win32.c
index 1950da9..13d9314 100644
--- a/win32.c
+++ b/win32.c
@@ -208,7 +208,10 @@ enet_socket_get_option (ENetSocket socket, ENetSocketOption option, int * value)
     switch (option)
     {
         case ENET_SOCKOPT_ERROR:
-            result = setsockopt (socket, SOL_SOCKET, SO_ERROR, (char *) value, sizeof (int));
+            result = getsockopt (socket, SOL_SOCKET, SO_ERROR, (char *) value, sizeof (int));
+            break;
+
+        default:
             break;
     }
     return result == SOCKET_ERROR ? -1 : 0;