diff --git a/src/tty.c b/src/tty.c
index ac0cf2a..e35e5a1 100644
--- a/src/tty.c
+++ b/src/tty.c
@@ -381,7 +381,7 @@ void tty_configure(void)
         }
 
         // Set output speed
-        cfsetospeed(&tio, baudrate);
+        status = cfsetospeed(&tio, baudrate);
         if (status == -1)
         {
             error_printf("Could not configure output speed (%s)", strerror(errno));