diff --git a/pd/src/s_inter.c b/pd/src/s_inter.c
index 0173c9ee09d56476935cf8fb165cee693cce81a8..4dd9f84a30feb2a8e4d88cd40f02db1b0931eb49 100644
--- a/pd/src/s_inter.c
+++ b/pd/src/s_inter.c
@@ -449,8 +449,8 @@ static int socketreceiver_doread(t_socketreceiver *x)
             binbuf_text(inbinbuf, messbuf, bp - messbuf);
             if (sys_debuglevel & DEBUG_MESSDOWN)
             {
-                write(2,  messbuf, bp - messbuf);
-                write(2, "\n", 1);
+                int res = write(2,  messbuf, bp - messbuf);
+                res = write(2, "\n", 1);
             }
             x->sr_inhead = inhead;
             x->sr_intail = intail;