diff --git a/src/if_ruby.c b/src/if_ruby.c
index eb79077..d67801d 100644
--- a/src/if_ruby.c
+++ b/src/if_ruby.c
@@ -232,6 +232,7 @@
 # define rb_define_singleton_method	dll_rb_define_singleton_method
 # define rb_define_virtual_variable	dll_rb_define_virtual_variable
 # define rb_stdout			(*dll_rb_stdout)
+# define rb_stderr			(*dll_rb_stderr)
 # define rb_eArgError			(*dll_rb_eArgError)
 # define rb_eIndexError			(*dll_rb_eIndexError)
 # define rb_eRuntimeError		(*dll_rb_eRuntimeError)
@@ -360,6 +361,7 @@
 static void (*dll_rb_define_singleton_method) (VALUE,const char*,VALUE(*)(),int);
 static void (*dll_rb_define_virtual_variable) (const char*,VALUE(*)(),void(*)());
 static VALUE *dll_rb_stdout;
+static VALUE *dll_rb_stderr;
 static VALUE *dll_rb_eArgError;
 static VALUE *dll_rb_eIndexError;
 static VALUE *dll_rb_eRuntimeError;
@@ -553,6 +555,7 @@
     {"rb_define_singleton_method", (RUBY_PROC*)&dll_rb_define_singleton_method},
     {"rb_define_virtual_variable", (RUBY_PROC*)&dll_rb_define_virtual_variable},
     {"rb_stdout", (RUBY_PROC*)&dll_rb_stdout},
+    {"rb_stderr", (RUBY_PROC*)&dll_rb_stderr},
     {"rb_eArgError", (RUBY_PROC*)&dll_rb_eArgError},
     {"rb_eIndexError", (RUBY_PROC*)&dll_rb_eIndexError},
     {"rb_eRuntimeError", (RUBY_PROC*)&dll_rb_eRuntimeError},
@@ -1542,11 +1545,15 @@
 {
 #ifndef DYNAMIC_RUBY
     RUBYEXTERN VALUE rb_stdout;
+    RUBYEXTERN VALUE rb_stderr;
 #endif
 
     rb_stdout = rb_obj_alloc(rb_cObject);
+    rb_stderr = rb_obj_alloc(rb_cObject);
     rb_define_singleton_method(rb_stdout, "write", vim_message, 1);
     rb_define_singleton_method(rb_stdout, "flush", f_nop, 0);
+    rb_define_singleton_method(rb_stderr, "write", vim_message, 1);
+    rb_define_singleton_method(rb_stderr, "flush", f_nop, 0);
     rb_define_global_function("p", f_p, -1);
 }