diff --git a/sbin/pfctl/parse.y b/sbin/pfctl/parse.y
index 1505e566f3ba..945955059d91 100644
--- a/sbin/pfctl/parse.y
+++ b/sbin/pfctl/parse.y
@@ -5937,6 +5937,7 @@ process_tabledef(char *name, struct table_opts *opts, int popts)
 	struct pfr_uktable	*ukt;
 	unsigned long		 maxcount;
 	size_t			 s = sizeof(maxcount);
+	int			 error;
 
 	bzero(&ab, sizeof(ab));
 	ab.pfrb_type = PFRB_ADDRS;
@@ -5982,8 +5983,8 @@ process_tabledef(char *name, struct table_opts *opts, int popts)
 	} else
 		ukt = NULL;
 	if (!(pf->opts & PF_OPT_NOACTION) &&
-	    pfctl_define_table(name, opts->flags, opts->init_addr,
-	    pf->anchor->path, &ab, pf->anchor->ruleset.tticket, ukt)) {
+	    (error = pfctl_define_table(name, opts->flags, opts->init_addr,
+	    pf->anchor->path, &ab, pf->anchor->ruleset.tticket, ukt)) != 0) {
 
 		if (sysctlbyname("net.pf.request_maxcount", &maxcount, &s,
 		    NULL, 0) == -1)
@@ -5995,7 +5996,7 @@ process_tabledef(char *name, struct table_opts *opts, int popts)
 			    name);
 		else
 			yyerror("cannot define table %s: %s", name,
-			    pf_strerror(errno));
+			    pf_strerror(error));
 
 		goto _error;
 	}
diff --git a/sbin/pfctl/pfctl.c b/sbin/pfctl/pfctl.c
index 75ee6c700bbd..9ffdea03fea3 100644
--- a/sbin/pfctl/pfctl.c
+++ b/sbin/pfctl/pfctl.c
@@ -2476,7 +2476,7 @@ pfctl_load_tables(struct pfctl *pf, char *path, struct pfctl_anchor *a,
 		    pf->anchor->ruleset.tticket,
 		    ukt->pfrukt_init_addr ? PFR_FLAG_ADDRSTOO : 0);
 		if (e != 0)
-			err(1, "%s pfctl_ina_define() %s@%s", __func__,
+			errc(1, e, "%s pfctl_ina_define() %s@%s", __func__,
 			    kt->pfrkt_name, kt->pfrkt_anchor);
 		RB_REMOVE(pfr_ktablehead, &pfr_ktables, kt);
 		pfr_buf_clear(&ukt->pfrukt_addrs);