diff --git a/comport.c b/comport.c
index 02faf20..ab3f9da 100644
--- a/comport.c
+++ b/comport.c
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ static HANDLE close_serial(t_comport *x);
 static int set_hupcl(t_comport *x, int nr);
 static int open_serial(unsigned int com_num, t_comport *x);
 static int close_serial(t_comport *x);
-static long get_baud_ratebits(long *baud);
+static long get_baud_ratebits(t_comport*x, long *baud);
 #endif
 static void comport_pollintervall(t_comport *x, t_floatarg g);
 static void comport_tick(t_comport *x);
@@ -683,19 +683,19 @@ int comport_get_cts(t_comport *x)
 #else /* NT */
 /* ----------------- POSIX - UNIX ------------------------------ */
 
-static long get_baud_ratebits(long *baud)
+static long get_baud_ratebits(t_comport *x, long *baud)
 {
     int i = 0;
 
     while(i < BAUDRATETABLE_LEN && baudratetable[i] > *baud) i++;
 
     if(baudratetable[i] != *baud)
-        error("[comport]: %ld not valid, using closest value: %ld", *baud, baudratetable[i]);
+        pd_error(x, "[comport]: %ld not valid, using closest value: %ld", *baud, baudratetable[i]);
 
     /* nearest Baudrate finding */
     if(i==BAUDRATETABLE_LEN ||  baudspeedbittable[i] < 0)
     {
-        error("*Warning* The baud rate %ld is not supported or out of range, using 9600\n",*baud);
+        pd_error(x, "*Warning* The baud rate %ld is not supported or out of range, using 9600\n",*baud);
         i = 8;
     }
     *baud =  baudratetable[i];
@@ -707,7 +707,7 @@ static float set_baudrate(t_comport *x, t_float fbaud)
 {
     struct termios  *tio = &(x->com_termio);
     long            baud = fbaud;
-    speed_t         baudbits = get_baud_ratebits(&baud);
+    speed_t         baudbits = get_baud_ratebits(x, &baud);
 
     comport_verbose("[comport] set_baudrate: Setting baud rate to %g with baudbits 0x%X", baud, baudbits);
     if( cfsetispeed(tio, baudbits) != 0 )