diff --git a/src/program.rs b/src/program.rs
index 55bbb20d..fd74c98c 100644
--- a/src/program.rs
+++ b/src/program.rs
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ macro_rules! declare_builtin_function {
         $arg_d:ident : u64,
         $arg_e:ident : u64,
         $memory_mapping:ident : &mut $MemoryMapping:ty,
-    ) -> Result<u64, EbpfError> $rust:tt) => {
+    ) -> Result<u64, Box<dyn std::error::Error>> $rust:tt) => {
         $(#[$attr])*
         pub struct $name {}
         impl $name {
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ macro_rules! declare_builtin_function {
                 $arg_d: u64,
                 $arg_e: u64,
                 $memory_mapping: &mut $MemoryMapping,
-            ) -> Result<u64, EbpfError> {
+            ) -> Result<u64, Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
                 $rust
             }
             /// VM interface
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ macro_rules! declare_builtin_function {
                 }
                 let converted_result: $crate::error::ProgramResult = Self::rust(
                     vm.context_object_pointer, $arg_a, $arg_b, $arg_c, $arg_d, $arg_e, &mut vm.memory_mapping,
-                ).into();
+                ).map_err(|err| $crate::error::EbpfError::SyscallError(err)).into();
                 vm.program_result = converted_result;
                 if config.enable_instruction_meter {
                     vm.previous_instruction_meter = vm.context_object_pointer.get_remaining();
diff --git a/src/syscalls.rs b/src/syscalls.rs
index 09b9adf7..b21930dc 100644
--- a/src/syscalls.rs
+++ b/src/syscalls.rs
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ declare_builtin_function!(
         arg4: u64,
         arg5: u64,
         _memory_mapping: &mut MemoryMapping,
-    ) -> Result<u64, EbpfError> {
+    ) -> Result<u64, Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
         println!("bpf_trace_printf: {arg3:#x}, {arg4:#x}, {arg5:#x}");
         let size_arg = |x| {
             if x == 0 {
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ declare_builtin_function!(
         arg4: u64,
         arg5: u64,
         _memory_mapping: &mut MemoryMapping,
-    ) -> Result<u64, EbpfError> {
+    ) -> Result<u64, Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
         Ok(arg1.wrapping_shl(32)
             | arg2.wrapping_shl(24)
             | arg3.wrapping_shl(16)
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ declare_builtin_function!(
         _arg4: u64,
         _arg5: u64,
         memory_mapping: &mut MemoryMapping,
-    ) -> Result<u64, EbpfError> {
+    ) -> Result<u64, Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
         let host_addr: Result<u64, EbpfError> =
             memory_mapping.map(AccessType::Store, vm_addr, len).into();
         let host_addr = host_addr?;
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ declare_builtin_function!(
         _arg4: u64,
         _arg5: u64,
         memory_mapping: &mut MemoryMapping,
-    ) -> Result<u64, EbpfError> {
+    ) -> Result<u64, Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
         // C-like strcmp, maybe shorter than converting the bytes to string and comparing?
         if arg1 == 0 || arg2 == 0 {
             return Ok(u64::MAX);
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ declare_builtin_function!(
         _arg4: u64,
         _arg5: u64,
         memory_mapping: &mut MemoryMapping,
-    ) -> Result<u64, EbpfError> {
+    ) -> Result<u64, Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
         let host_addr: Result<u64, EbpfError> =
             memory_mapping.map(AccessType::Load, vm_addr, len).into();
         let host_addr = host_addr?;
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ declare_builtin_function!(
         arg4: u64,
         arg5: u64,
         memory_mapping: &mut MemoryMapping,
-    ) -> Result<u64, EbpfError> {
+    ) -> Result<u64, Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
         println!(
             "dump_64: {:#x}, {:#x}, {:#x}, {:#x}, {:#x}, {:?}",
             arg1, arg2, arg3, arg4, arg5, memory_mapping as *const _
diff --git a/tests/execution.rs b/tests/execution.rs
index 769b111f..ddc30ab8 100644
--- a/tests/execution.rs
+++ b/tests/execution.rs
@@ -2415,7 +2415,7 @@ fn test_err_syscall_string() {
             "bpf_syscall_string" => syscalls::SyscallString::vm,
         ),
         TestContextObject::new(2),
-        ProgramResult::Err(EbpfError::AccessViolation(AccessType::Load, 0, 0, "unknown")),
+        ProgramResult::Err(EbpfError::SyscallError(Box::new(EbpfError::AccessViolation(AccessType::Load, 0, 0, "unknown")))),
     );
 }
 
@@ -2510,12 +2510,18 @@ declare_builtin_function!(
         _arg4: u64,
         _arg5: u64,
         _memory_mapping: &mut MemoryMapping,
-    ) -> Result<u64, EbpfError> {
-        let result = if throw == 0 {
-            ProgramResult::Ok(42)
-        } else {
-            ProgramResult::Err(EbpfError::CallDepthExceeded)
-        };
+    ) -> Result<u64, Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
+        let (result, expected_result): (Result<u64, Box<dyn std::error::Error>>, ProgramResult) =
+            if throw == 0 {
+                (Result::Ok(42), ProgramResult::Ok(42))
+            } else {
+                (
+                    Result::Err(Box::new(EbpfError::CallDepthExceeded)),
+                    ProgramResult::Err(EbpfError::SyscallError(Box::new(
+                        EbpfError::CallDepthExceeded,
+                    ))),
+                )
+            };
         #[allow(unused_mut)]
         if depth > 0 {
             let mut function_registry =
@@ -2538,10 +2544,10 @@ declare_builtin_function!(
                 executable,
                 mem,
                 TestContextObject::new(if throw == 0 { 4 } else { 3 }),
-                result,
+                expected_result,
             );
         }
-        result.into()
+        result
     }
 );