diff --git a/runtime/menu.vim b/runtime/menu.vim
index 8a98d49..f01ca77 100644
--- a/runtime/menu.vim
+++ b/runtime/menu.vim
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 " You can also use this as a start for your own set of menus.
 "
 " Maintainer:	Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org>
-" Last Change:	2019 Nov 10
+" Last Change:	2019 Dec 10
 
 " Note that ":an" (short for ":anoremenu") is often used to make a menu work
 " in all modes and avoid side effects from mappings defined by the user.
@@ -700,11 +700,11 @@
     let g:bmenu_priority = a:1
   endif
 
-  " remove old menu, if exists; keep one entry to avoid a torn off menu to
-  " disappear.
-  silent! unmenu &Buffers
+  " Remove old menu, if exists; keep one entry to avoid a torn off menu to
+  " disappear.  Use try/catch to avoid setting v:errmsg
+  try | unmenu &Buffers | catch | endtry
   exe 'noremenu ' . g:bmenu_priority . ".1 &Buffers.Dummy l"
-  silent! unmenu! &Buffers
+  try | unmenu! &Buffers | catch | endtry
 
   " create new menu; set 'cpo' to include the <CR>
   let cpo_save = &cpo