diff --git a/src/kvm/ioctl.rs b/src/kvm/ioctl.rs
index 9c7ba05..832bfde 100644
--- a/src/kvm/ioctl.rs
+++ b/src/kvm/ioctl.rs
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ use std::fmt;
 use crate::system::ioctl::{ioctl_with_val,ioctl_with_ref,ioctl_with_mut_ref};
 
 use crate::vm::{Result,Error,ErrorKind};
+use crate::system;
 
 
 const KVMIO:     u64 = 0xAE;
@@ -602,9 +603,9 @@ pub fn kvm_run(cpufd: &VcpuFd) -> Result<u32> {
     }
 }
 
-pub fn ioctl_err(ioctl_name: &'static str, e: Error) -> Error {
+pub fn ioctl_err(ioctl_name: &'static str, e: system::Error) -> Error {
     if e.is_interrupted() {
-        e
+        Error::new(ErrorKind::Interrupted, e)
     } else {
         Error::new(ErrorKind::IoctlFailed(ioctl_name), e)
     }
diff --git a/src/memory/mod.rs b/src/memory/mod.rs
index f949c8a..2139ab3 100644
--- a/src/memory/mod.rs
+++ b/src/memory/mod.rs
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ pub enum Error {
     GbmCreateDevice(system::Error),
     GbmCreateBuffer(system::Error),
     OpenRenderNode(io::Error),
-    PrimeHandleToFD(VmError),
+    PrimeHandleToFD(system::Error),
     CreateBuffer(io::Error),
     NoDrmAllocator,
 }
diff --git a/src/system/errno.rs b/src/system/errno.rs
index 8b13c25..809bb30 100644
--- a/src/system/errno.rs
+++ b/src/system/errno.rs
@@ -16,6 +16,10 @@ impl Error {
     pub fn last_os_error() -> Error {
         Error(unsafe { *__errno_location() })
     }
+
+    pub fn is_interrupted(&self) -> bool {
+        self.0 == libc::EINTR
+    }
 }
 
 impl From<io::Error> for Error {
@@ -32,13 +36,19 @@ impl Display for Error {
     }
 }
 
+impl From<Error> for io::Error {
+    fn from(err: Error) -> io::Error {
+        io::Error::from_raw_os_error(err.0)
+    }
+}
+
 pub fn errno_result<T>() -> Result<T> {
     Err(Error::last_os_error())
 }
 
-pub fn cvt<T: IsMinusOne>(t: T) -> io::Result<T> {
+pub fn cvt<T: IsMinusOne>(t: T) -> Result<T> {
     if t.is_minus_one() {
-        Err(io::Error::last_os_error())
+        Err(Error::last_os_error())
     } else {
         Ok(t)
     }
diff --git a/src/system/filedesc.rs b/src/system/filedesc.rs
index eb1457d..f6b43f1 100644
--- a/src/system/filedesc.rs
+++ b/src/system/filedesc.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use std::os::unix::io::{IntoRawFd,AsRawFd,RawFd};
 use std::{mem, io};
-use crate::system::cvt;
+use crate::system::errno::cvt;
 use std::os::raw::c_void;
 use libc::c_int;
 use std::io::SeekFrom;
diff --git a/src/system/ioctl.rs b/src/system/ioctl.rs
index a12ca92..bfdffc3 100644
--- a/src/system/ioctl.rs
+++ b/src/system/ioctl.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use libc::{self, c_ulong, c_void};
 use std::os::unix::io::RawFd;
-use crate::vm::{Error,Result};
+use crate::system::{Error,Result};
 
 pub const IOC_SIZEBITS:  u64 = 14;
 pub const IOC_DIRBITS:   u64 = 2;
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ macro_rules! ioc {
        ((($dir as u64 & $crate::system::ioctl::IOC_DIRMASK) << $crate::system::ioctl::IOC_DIRSHIFT) |
         (($ty as u64 & $crate::system::ioctl::IOC_TYPEMASK) << $crate::system::ioctl::IOC_TYPESHIFT) |
         (($nr as u64 & $crate::system::ioctl::IOC_NRMASK) << $crate::system::ioctl::IOC_NRSHIFT) |
-        (($sz as u64 & $crate::system::ioctl::IOC_SIZEMASK) << $crate::system::ioctl::IOC_SIZESHIFT)) as c_ulong)
+        (($sz as u64 & $crate::system::ioctl::IOC_SIZEMASK) << $crate::system::ioctl::IOC_SIZESHIFT)) as ::libc::c_ulong)
 }
 
 macro_rules! io {
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ macro_rules! iorw {
 pub unsafe fn ioctl_with_val(fd: RawFd, request: c_ulong, val: c_ulong) -> Result<u32> {
     let ret = libc::ioctl(fd, request, val);
     if ret < 0 {
-        return Err(Error::from_last_errno());
+        return Err(Error::last_os_error());
     }
     Ok(ret as u32)
 }
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ pub unsafe fn ioctl_with_val(fd: RawFd, request: c_ulong, val: c_ulong) -> Resul
 pub unsafe fn ioctl_with_ref<T>(fd: RawFd, request: c_ulong, arg: &T) -> Result<u32> {
     let ret = libc::ioctl(fd, request, arg as *const T as *const c_void);
     if ret < 0 {
-        return Err(Error::from_last_errno());
+        return Err(Error::last_os_error());
     }
     Ok(ret as u32)
 }
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ pub unsafe fn ioctl_with_ref<T>(fd: RawFd, request: c_ulong, arg: &T) -> Result<
 pub unsafe fn ioctl_with_mut_ref<T>(fd: RawFd, request: c_ulong, arg: &mut T) -> Result<u32> {
     let ret = libc::ioctl(fd, request, arg as *mut T as *mut c_void);
     if ret < 0 {
-        return Err(Error::from_last_errno());
+        return Err(Error::last_os_error());
     }
     Ok(ret as u32)
 }