1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/error.c b/error.c
index e52f2e91c7..ecec654a33 100644
--- a/error.c
+++ b/error.c
@@ -718,7 +718,7 @@ void
 rb_sys_fail(mesg)
     const char *mesg;
 {
-#ifndef NT
+#if !defined(NT) && !defined(__VMS)
     char *strerror();
 #endif
     char *err;