diff --git a/jparse/json_util.c b/jparse/json_util.c
index 235e3bca3..4e94a518a 100644
--- a/jparse/json_util.c
+++ b/jparse/json_util.c
@@ -2933,7 +2933,7 @@ json_util_parse_match_types(char *optarg)
     errno = 0; /* pre-clear errno for errp() */
     dup = strdup(optarg);
     if (dup == NULL) {
-	errp(24, __func__, "strdup(%s) failed", optarg);
+	errp(43, __func__, "strdup(%s) failed", optarg);
 	not_reached();
     }
 
diff --git a/jparse/jval_util.c b/jparse/jval_util.c
index 0b650f641..e8728881a 100644
--- a/jparse/jval_util.c
+++ b/jparse/jval_util.c
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ jval_print_count(struct jval *jval)
 {
     /* firewall */
     if (jval == NULL) {
-	err(24, __func__, "jval is NULL");
+	err(23, __func__, "jval is NULL");
 	not_reached();
     }
 
@@ -203,15 +203,15 @@ parse_jval_args(struct jval *jval, int *argc, char ***argv)
 
     /* firewall */
     if (jval == NULL) {
-	err(25, __func__, "jval is NULL");
+	err(24, __func__, "jval is NULL");
 	not_reached();
     }
     if (argc == NULL) {
-	err(26, __func__, "argc is NULL");
+	err(25, __func__, "argc is NULL");
 	not_reached();
     }
     if (argv == NULL) {
-	err(27, __func__, "argv is NULL");
+	err(26, __func__, "argv is NULL");
 	not_reached();
     }
 
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ free_jval_cmp_op_lists(struct jval *jval)
 
     /* firewall */
     if (jval == NULL) {
-	err(28, __func__, "jval is NULL");
+	err(27, __func__, "jval is NULL");
 	not_reached();
     }
 
diff --git a/soup/location_util.c b/soup/location_util.c
index d455cdf0e..708c334fb 100644
--- a/soup/location_util.c
+++ b/soup/location_util.c
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ lookup_location_name_r(char const *code, size_t *idx, struct location **location
      * firewall
      */
     if (code == NULL) {
-	err(11, __func__, "code is NULL");
+	err(13, __func__, "code is NULL");
 	not_reached();
     }
 
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ lookup_location_code_r(char const *location_name, size_t *idx, struct location *
      * firewall
      */
     if (location_name == NULL) {
-	err(12, __func__, "location_name is NULL");
+	err(14, __func__, "location_name is NULL");
 	not_reached();
     }
 
@@ -368,11 +368,11 @@ location_code_name_match(char const *code, char const *location_name)
      * firewall
      */
     if (code == NULL) {
-	err(13, __func__, "code is NULL");
+	err(15, __func__, "code is NULL");
 	not_reached();
     }
     if (location_name == NULL) {
-	err(14, __func__, "location_name is NULL");
+	err(16, __func__, "location_name is NULL");
 	not_reached();
     }