diff --git a/code/leak.c b/code/leak.c
index 27f63ef5b..afee48220 100644
--- a/code/leak.c
+++ b/code/leak.c
@@ -52,7 +52,31 @@ main(void)
 		int ret;
 		ret = pipe2(spray[i], O_NONBLOCK);
 		if (ret < 0) {
-			printf("main: error: object %lu pipe2: %i\n", i, errno);
+			switch (errno) {
+			case EFAULT:
+				printf(
+				    "main: error: object %lu pipe2: EFAULT\n",
+				    i);
+				break;
+			case EINVAL:
+				printf(
+				    "main: error: object %lu pipe2: EINVAL\n",
+				    i);
+				break;
+			case EMFILE:
+				printf(
+				    "main: error: object %lu pipe2: EMFILE\n",
+				    i);
+				break;
+			case ENFILE:
+				printf(
+				    "main: error: object %lu pipe2: ENFILE\n",
+				    i);
+				break;
+			default:
+				printf("main: error: object %lu pipe2: %i\n", i,
+				    errno);
+			}
 			exit(-1);
 		}
 		ret = fcntl(spray[i][0], F_SETPIPE_SZ, 8192);