diff --git a/src/message.c b/src/message.c
index 7aec2d6..c49429d 100644
--- a/src/message.c
+++ b/src/message.c
@@ -521,6 +521,21 @@
     return FALSE;
 }
 
+#if !defined(HAVE_STRERROR) || defined(PROTO)
+/*
+ * Replacement for perror() that behaves more or less like emsg() was called.
+ * v:errmsg will be set and called_emsg will be set.
+ */
+    void
+do_perror(char *msg)
+{
+    perror(msg);
+    ++emsg_silent;
+    emsg((char_u *)msg);
+    --emsg_silent;
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * emsg() - display an error message
  *
diff --git a/src/proto/message.pro b/src/proto/message.pro
index 27a215d..5b70640 100644
--- a/src/proto/message.pro
+++ b/src/proto/message.pro
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 void reset_last_sourcing(void);
 void msg_source(int attr);
 int emsg_not_now(void);
+void do_perror(char *msg);
 int emsg(char_u *s);
 int emsg2(char_u *s, char_u *a1);
 void emsg_invreg(int name);
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index febea0a..742f78b 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -759,6 +759,8 @@
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
 /**/
+    2080,
+/**/
     2079,
 /**/
     2078,
diff --git a/src/vim.h b/src/vim.h
index 488f270..e2d4cc4 100644
--- a/src/vim.h
+++ b/src/vim.h
@@ -1652,7 +1652,7 @@
 #ifdef HAVE_STRERROR
 # define PERROR(msg)		    (void)emsg3((char_u *)"%s: %s", (char_u *)msg, (char_u *)strerror(errno))
 #else
-# define PERROR(msg)		    perror(msg)
+# define PERROR(msg)		    do_perror(msg)
 #endif
 
 typedef long	linenr_T;		/* line number type */