diff --git a/src/shared/json.c b/src/shared/json.c
index 59c4617592c..01faf4037be 100644
--- a/src/shared/json.c
+++ b/src/shared/json.c
@@ -3140,10 +3140,7 @@ int json_log_internal(
         va_list ap;
         int r;
 
-        if (error < 0)
-                error = -error;
-
-        errno = error;
+        errno = ERRNO_VALUE(error);
 
         va_start(ap, format);
         (void) vsnprintf(buffer, sizeof buffer, format, ap);
diff --git a/src/shared/json.h b/src/shared/json.h
index 4eba91c2720..724fb2e53f4 100644
--- a/src/shared/json.h
+++ b/src/shared/json.h
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 /* SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-2.1+ */
-
 #pragma once
 
 #include <stdbool.h>