diff --git a/src/sys/unix/pipe.rs b/src/sys/unix/pipe.rs
index 7a95b969..bb032a9c 100644
--- a/src/sys/unix/pipe.rs
+++ b/src/sys/unix/pipe.rs
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ pub fn new() -> io::Result<(Sender, Receiver)> {
                 || libc::fcntl(*fd, libc::F_SETFD, libc::FD_CLOEXEC) != 0
             {
                 let err = io::Error::last_os_error();
-                // Don't leak file descriptors. Can't handle error though.
+                // Don't leak file descriptors. Can't handle closing error though.
                 let _ = libc::close(fds[0]);
                 let _ = libc::close(fds[1]);
                 return Err(err);
@@ -198,9 +198,10 @@ pub fn new() -> io::Result<(Sender, Receiver)> {
     )))]
     compile_error!("unsupported target for `mio::unix::pipe`");
 
-    // Safety: we just initialised the `fds` above.
+    // SAFETY: we just initialised the `fds` above.
     let r = unsafe { Receiver::from_raw_fd(fds[0]) };
     let w = unsafe { Sender::from_raw_fd(fds[1]) };
+
     Ok((w, r))
 }
 
diff --git a/src/sys/unix/udp.rs b/src/sys/unix/udp.rs
index 5a97cbd8..843ae885 100644
--- a/src/sys/unix/udp.rs
+++ b/src/sys/unix/udp.rs
@@ -6,21 +6,13 @@ use std::net::{self, SocketAddr};
 use std::os::unix::io::{AsRawFd, FromRawFd};
 
 pub fn bind(addr: SocketAddr) -> io::Result<net::UdpSocket> {
-    // Gives a warning for non Apple platforms.
-    #[allow(clippy::let_and_return)]
-    let socket = new_ip_socket(addr, libc::SOCK_DGRAM);
+    let fd = new_ip_socket(addr, libc::SOCK_DGRAM)?;
+    let socket = unsafe { net::UdpSocket::from_raw_fd(fd) };
 
-    socket.and_then(|socket| {
-        let (raw_addr, raw_addr_length) = socket_addr(&addr);
-        syscall!(bind(socket, raw_addr.as_ptr(), raw_addr_length))
-            .map_err(|err| {
-                // Close the socket if we hit an error, ignoring the error
-                // from closing since we can't pass back two errors.
-                let _ = unsafe { libc::close(socket) };
-                err
-            })
-            .map(|_| unsafe { net::UdpSocket::from_raw_fd(socket) })
-    })
+    let (raw_addr, raw_addr_length) = socket_addr(&addr);
+    syscall!(bind(fd, raw_addr.as_ptr(), raw_addr_length))?;
+
+    Ok(socket)
 }
 
 pub(crate) fn only_v6(socket: &net::UdpSocket) -> io::Result<bool> {
diff --git a/src/sys/unix/uds/datagram.rs b/src/sys/unix/uds/datagram.rs
index 4ed75f35..a5ada72e 100644
--- a/src/sys/unix/uds/datagram.rs
+++ b/src/sys/unix/uds/datagram.rs
@@ -10,16 +10,15 @@ pub(crate) fn bind(path: &Path) -> io::Result<net::UnixDatagram> {
     let (sockaddr, socklen) = socket_addr(path)?;
     let sockaddr = &sockaddr as *const libc::sockaddr_un as *const _;
 
-    let fd = new_socket(libc::AF_UNIX, libc::SOCK_DGRAM)?;
-    let socket = unsafe { net::UnixDatagram::from_raw_fd(fd) };
-    syscall!(bind(fd, sockaddr, socklen))?;
+    let socket = unbound()?;
+    syscall!(bind(socket.as_raw_fd(), sockaddr, socklen))?;
 
     Ok(socket)
 }
 
 pub(crate) fn unbound() -> io::Result<net::UnixDatagram> {
-    new_socket(libc::AF_UNIX, libc::SOCK_DGRAM)
-        .map(|socket| unsafe { net::UnixDatagram::from_raw_fd(socket) })
+    let fd = new_socket(libc::AF_UNIX, libc::SOCK_DGRAM)?;
+    Ok(unsafe { net::UnixDatagram::from_raw_fd(fd) })
 }
 
 pub(crate) fn pair() -> io::Result<(net::UnixDatagram, net::UnixDatagram)> {
diff --git a/src/sys/unix/waker.rs b/src/sys/unix/waker.rs
index de88e318..d8764c21 100644
--- a/src/sys/unix/waker.rs
+++ b/src/sys/unix/waker.rs
@@ -20,14 +20,11 @@ mod eventfd {
 
     impl Waker {
         pub fn new(selector: &Selector, token: Token) -> io::Result<Waker> {
-            syscall!(eventfd(0, libc::EFD_CLOEXEC | libc::EFD_NONBLOCK)).and_then(|fd| {
-                // Turn the file descriptor into a file first so we're ensured
-                // it's closed when dropped, e.g. when register below fails.
-                let file = unsafe { File::from_raw_fd(fd) };
-                selector
-                    .register(fd, token, Interest::READABLE)
-                    .map(|()| Waker { fd: file })
-            })
+            let fd = syscall!(eventfd(0, libc::EFD_CLOEXEC | libc::EFD_NONBLOCK))?;
+            let file = unsafe { File::from_raw_fd(fd) };
+
+            selector.register(fd, token, Interest::READABLE)?;
+            Ok(Waker { fd: file })
         }
 
         pub fn wake(&self) -> io::Result<()> {
@@ -82,11 +79,9 @@ mod kqueue {
 
     impl Waker {
         pub fn new(selector: &Selector, token: Token) -> io::Result<Waker> {
-            selector.try_clone().and_then(|selector| {
-                selector
-                    .setup_waker(token)
-                    .map(|()| Waker { selector, token })
-            })
+            let selector = selector.try_clone()?;
+            selector.setup_waker(token)?;
+            Ok(Waker { selector, token })
         }
 
         pub fn wake(&self) -> io::Result<()> {
@@ -127,13 +122,11 @@ mod pipe {
         pub fn new(selector: &Selector, token: Token) -> io::Result<Waker> {
             let mut fds = [-1; 2];
             syscall!(pipe2(fds.as_mut_ptr(), libc::O_NONBLOCK | libc::O_CLOEXEC))?;
-            // Turn the file descriptors into files first so we're ensured
-            // they're closed when dropped, e.g. when register below fails.
             let sender = unsafe { File::from_raw_fd(fds[1]) };
             let receiver = unsafe { File::from_raw_fd(fds[0]) };
-            selector
-                .register(fds[0], token, Interest::READABLE)
-                .map(|()| Waker { sender, receiver })
+
+            selector.register(fds[0], token, Interest::READABLE)?;
+            Ok(Waker { sender, receiver })
         }
 
         pub fn wake(&self) -> io::Result<()> {