diff --git a/src/uv-common.c b/src/uv-common.c
index dd91dbb2..0b053349 100644
--- a/src/uv-common.c
+++ b/src/uv-common.c
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ int uv_ip6_name(struct sockaddr_in6* src, char* dst, size_t size) {
 
 int uv_tcp_bind(uv_tcp_t* handle, struct sockaddr_in addr) {
   if (handle->type != UV_TCP || addr.sin_family != AF_INET) {
-    uv__set_artificial_error(handle->loop, UV_EFAULT);
+    uv__set_artificial_error(handle->loop, UV_EINVAL);
     return -1;
   }
 
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ int uv_tcp_bind(uv_tcp_t* handle, struct sockaddr_in addr) {
 
 int uv_tcp_bind6(uv_tcp_t* handle, struct sockaddr_in6 addr) {
   if (handle->type != UV_TCP || addr.sin6_family != AF_INET6) {
-    uv__set_artificial_error(handle->loop, UV_EFAULT);
+    uv__set_artificial_error(handle->loop, UV_EINVAL);
     return -1;
   }
 
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ int uv_tcp_bind6(uv_tcp_t* handle, struct sockaddr_in6 addr) {
 int uv_udp_bind(uv_udp_t* handle, struct sockaddr_in addr,
     unsigned int flags) {
   if (handle->type != UV_UDP || addr.sin_family != AF_INET) {
-    uv__set_artificial_error(handle->loop, UV_EFAULT);
+    uv__set_artificial_error(handle->loop, UV_EINVAL);
     return -1;
   }
 
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ int uv_udp_bind(uv_udp_t* handle, struct sockaddr_in addr,
 int uv_udp_bind6(uv_udp_t* handle, struct sockaddr_in6 addr,
     unsigned int flags) {
   if (handle->type != UV_UDP || addr.sin6_family != AF_INET6) {
-    uv__set_artificial_error(handle->loop, UV_EFAULT);
+    uv__set_artificial_error(handle->loop, UV_EINVAL);
     return -1;
   }
 
diff --git a/test/test-tcp-bind-error.c b/test/test-tcp-bind-error.c
index 03cf42ef..42495356 100644
--- a/test/test-tcp-bind-error.c
+++ b/test/test-tcp-bind-error.c
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ TEST_IMPL(tcp_bind_error_fault) {
   r = uv_tcp_bind(&server, *garbage_addr);
   ASSERT(r == -1);
 
-  ASSERT(uv_last_error(uv_default_loop()).code == UV_EFAULT);
+  ASSERT(uv_last_error(uv_default_loop()).code == UV_EINVAL);
 
   uv_close((uv_handle_t*)&server, close_cb);
 
diff --git a/test/test-tcp-bind6-error.c b/test/test-tcp-bind6-error.c
index f9f099e1..61afc7f1 100644
--- a/test/test-tcp-bind6-error.c
+++ b/test/test-tcp-bind6-error.c
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ TEST_IMPL(tcp_bind6_error_fault) {
   r = uv_tcp_bind6(&server, *garbage_addr);
   ASSERT(r == -1);
 
-  ASSERT(uv_last_error(uv_default_loop()).code == UV_EFAULT);
+  ASSERT(uv_last_error(uv_default_loop()).code == UV_EINVAL);
 
   uv_close((uv_handle_t*)&server, close_cb);