diff --git a/library/std/src/sys/unix/mod.rs b/library/std/src/sys/unix/mod.rs
index 776f4f18ecf..b28c6d85b7c 100644
--- a/library/std/src/sys/unix/mod.rs
+++ b/library/std/src/sys/unix/mod.rs
@@ -220,6 +220,10 @@ where
     }
 }
 
+pub fn cvt_nz(error: libc::c_int) -> crate::io::Result<()> {
+    if error == 0 { Ok(()) } else { Err(crate::io::Error::from_raw_os_error(error)) }
+}
+
 // On Unix-like platforms, libc::abort will unregister signal handlers
 // including the SIGABRT handler, preventing the abort from being blocked, and
 // fclose streams, with the side effect of flushing them so libc buffered
diff --git a/library/std/src/sys/unix/mutex.rs b/library/std/src/sys/unix/mutex.rs
index ebc737b75ae..89c55eb859d 100644
--- a/library/std/src/sys/unix/mutex.rs
+++ b/library/std/src/sys/unix/mutex.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 use crate::cell::UnsafeCell;
 use crate::mem::MaybeUninit;
+use crate::sys::cvt_nz;
 
 pub struct Mutex {
     inner: UnsafeCell<libc::pthread_mutex_t>,
@@ -51,14 +52,11 @@ impl Mutex {
         // PTHREAD_MUTEX_NORMAL which is guaranteed to deadlock if we try to
         // re-lock it from the same thread, thus avoiding undefined behavior.
         let mut attr = MaybeUninit::<libc::pthread_mutexattr_t>::uninit();
-        let r = libc::pthread_mutexattr_init(attr.as_mut_ptr());
-        debug_assert_eq!(r, 0);
-        let r = libc::pthread_mutexattr_settype(attr.as_mut_ptr(), libc::PTHREAD_MUTEX_NORMAL);
-        debug_assert_eq!(r, 0);
-        let r = libc::pthread_mutex_init(self.inner.get(), attr.as_ptr());
-        debug_assert_eq!(r, 0);
-        let r = libc::pthread_mutexattr_destroy(attr.as_mut_ptr());
-        debug_assert_eq!(r, 0);
+        cvt_nz(libc::pthread_mutexattr_init(attr.as_mut_ptr())).unwrap();
+        let attr = PthreadMutexAttr(&mut attr);
+        cvt_nz(libc::pthread_mutexattr_settype(attr.0.as_mut_ptr(), libc::PTHREAD_MUTEX_NORMAL))
+            .unwrap();
+        cvt_nz(libc::pthread_mutex_init(self.inner.get(), attr.0.as_ptr())).unwrap();
     }
     #[inline]
     pub unsafe fn lock(&self) {
@@ -106,15 +104,11 @@ impl ReentrantMutex {
 
     pub unsafe fn init(&self) {
         let mut attr = MaybeUninit::<libc::pthread_mutexattr_t>::uninit();
-        let result = libc::pthread_mutexattr_init(attr.as_mut_ptr());
-        debug_assert_eq!(result, 0);
-        let result =
-            libc::pthread_mutexattr_settype(attr.as_mut_ptr(), libc::PTHREAD_MUTEX_RECURSIVE);
-        debug_assert_eq!(result, 0);
-        let result = libc::pthread_mutex_init(self.inner.get(), attr.as_ptr());
-        debug_assert_eq!(result, 0);
-        let result = libc::pthread_mutexattr_destroy(attr.as_mut_ptr());
-        debug_assert_eq!(result, 0);
+        cvt_nz(libc::pthread_mutexattr_init(attr.as_mut_ptr())).unwrap();
+        let attr = PthreadMutexAttr(&mut attr);
+        cvt_nz(libc::pthread_mutexattr_settype(attr.0.as_mut_ptr(), libc::PTHREAD_MUTEX_RECURSIVE))
+            .unwrap();
+        cvt_nz(libc::pthread_mutex_init(self.inner.get(), attr.0.as_ptr())).unwrap();
     }
 
     pub unsafe fn lock(&self) {
@@ -137,3 +131,14 @@ impl ReentrantMutex {
         debug_assert_eq!(result, 0);
     }
 }
+
+struct PthreadMutexAttr<'a>(&'a mut MaybeUninit<libc::pthread_mutexattr_t>);
+
+impl Drop for PthreadMutexAttr<'_> {
+    fn drop(&mut self) {
+        unsafe {
+            let result = libc::pthread_mutexattr_destroy(self.0.as_mut_ptr());
+            debug_assert_eq!(result, 0);
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/library/std/src/sys/unix/process/process_unix.rs b/library/std/src/sys/unix/process/process_unix.rs
index b05319c89e8..a590c744356 100644
--- a/library/std/src/sys/unix/process/process_unix.rs
+++ b/library/std/src/sys/unix/process/process_unix.rs
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ impl Command {
         envp: Option<&CStringArray>,
     ) -> io::Result<Option<Process>> {
         use crate::mem::MaybeUninit;
-        use crate::sys;
+        use crate::sys::{self, cvt_nz};
 
         if self.get_gid().is_some()
             || self.get_uid().is_some()
@@ -343,10 +343,6 @@ impl Command {
             }
         }
 
-        fn cvt_nz(error: libc::c_int) -> io::Result<()> {
-            if error == 0 { Ok(()) } else { Err(io::Error::from_raw_os_error(error)) }
-        }
-
         unsafe {
             let mut attrs = MaybeUninit::uninit();
             cvt_nz(libc::posix_spawnattr_init(attrs.as_mut_ptr()))?;