diff --git a/include/ircd/exception.h b/include/ircd/exception.h
index 8169f96fe..22a6b6b81 100644
--- a/include/ircd/exception.h
+++ b/include/ircd/exception.h
@@ -41,6 +41,10 @@ namespace ircd
 	[[noreturn]] void assertion(std::exception_ptr) noexcept(RB_DEBUG);
 	[[noreturn]] void assertion() noexcept(RB_DEBUG);
 
+	// util
+	std::exception_ptr make_system_error(const int &code = errno);
+	[[noreturn]] void throw_system_error(const int &code = errno);
+
 	// Can be used to clobber the std::terminate_handler
 	void aborting() noexcept;
 }
diff --git a/ircd/exception.cc b/ircd/exception.cc
index 3b33f98ff..bd67c0040 100644
--- a/ircd/exception.cc
+++ b/ircd/exception.cc
@@ -23,6 +23,32 @@
  *
  */
 
+[[noreturn]] static void
+ircd_terminate_handler()
+noexcept
+{
+	std::abort();
+}
+
+void
+ircd::aborting()
+noexcept
+{
+	std::set_terminate(&ircd_terminate_handler);
+}
+
+void
+ircd::throw_system_error(const int &code)
+{
+	throw std::system_error(code, std::system_category());
+}
+
+std::exception_ptr
+ircd::make_system_error(const int &code)
+{
+	return std::make_exception_ptr(std::system_error(code, std::system_category()));
+}
+
 ssize_t
 ircd::exception::generate(const char *const &fmt,
                           const va_rtti &ap)
@@ -116,17 +142,3 @@ noexcept
 	log::critical("IRCd Terminated: %s", e.what());
 	throw e;
 }
-
-[[noreturn]] static void
-ircd_terminate_handler()
-noexcept
-{
-	std::abort();
-}
-
-void
-ircd::aborting()
-noexcept
-{
-	std::set_terminate(&ircd_terminate_handler);
-}