diff --git a/legacy/evil/ChangeLog b/legacy/evil/ChangeLog
index 4617296c27..67470568e4 100644
--- a/legacy/evil/ChangeLog
+++ b/legacy/evil/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2011-01-06  Vincent Torri  <doursse at users dot sf dot net>
+
+	* src/lib/evil_stdio.c:
+	* src/lib/evil_stdio.h:
+	better perror() declaration / definition
+
 2011-01-04  Vincent Torri  <doursse at users dot sf dot net>
 
 	* src/lib/evil_unistd.c:
diff --git a/legacy/evil/src/lib/evil_stdio.c b/legacy/evil/src/lib/evil_stdio.c
index 3ed0f89545..1fa4922ed6 100644
--- a/legacy/evil/src/lib/evil_stdio.c
+++ b/legacy/evil/src/lib/evil_stdio.c
@@ -15,10 +15,10 @@
  *
  */
 
-/* void perror (const char *s __UNUSED__) */
-/* { */
-/*    fprintf(stderr, "[Windows CE] error\n"); */
-/* } */
+void evil_perror (const char *s __UNUSED__)
+{
+   fprintf(stderr, "[Windows CE] error\n");
+}
 
 /*
  * Stream related functions
diff --git a/legacy/evil/src/lib/evil_stdio.h b/legacy/evil/src/lib/evil_stdio.h
index c2eea2114f..7d40c1047c 100644
--- a/legacy/evil/src/lib/evil_stdio.h
+++ b/legacy/evil/src/lib/evil_stdio.h
@@ -20,7 +20,9 @@
  *
  */
 
-/* EAPI void perror (const char *s); */
+EAPI void evil_perror (const char *s);
+
+# define perror(s) evil_perror(s)
 
 /*
  * Stream related functions