diff --git a/Tethering/jni/com_android_networkstack_tethering_BpfMap.cpp b/Tethering/jni/com_android_networkstack_tethering_BpfMap.cpp
index 7970a23..260dbc1 100644
--- a/Tethering/jni/com_android_networkstack_tethering_BpfMap.cpp
+++ b/Tethering/jni/com_android_networkstack_tethering_BpfMap.cpp
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@
 
     jint fd = bpf::bpfFdGet(pathname.c_str(), static_cast<unsigned>(mode));
 
+    if (fd < 0) jniThrowErrnoException(env, "bpfFdGet", errno);
+
     return fd;
 }
 
diff --git a/Tethering/tests/privileged/src/com/android/networkstack/tethering/BpfMapTest.java b/Tethering/tests/privileged/src/com/android/networkstack/tethering/BpfMapTest.java
index 0deb177..f97270c 100644
--- a/Tethering/tests/privileged/src/com/android/networkstack/tethering/BpfMapTest.java
+++ b/Tethering/tests/privileged/src/com/android/networkstack/tethering/BpfMapTest.java
@@ -388,4 +388,15 @@
             assertEquals(OsConstants.E2BIG, expected.errno);
         }
     }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testOpenNonexistentMap() throws Exception {
+        try {
+            final BpfMap<TetherDownstream6Key, Tether6Value> nonexistentMap = new BpfMap<>(
+                    "/sys/fs/bpf/tethering/nonexistent", BpfMap.BPF_F_RDWR,
+                    TetherDownstream6Key.class, Tether6Value.class);
+        } catch (ErrnoException expected) {
+            assertEquals(OsConstants.ENOENT, expected.errno);
+        }
+    }
 }