diff --git a/src/terminal.c b/src/terminal.c
index a59949bf4..a0d90aa62 100644
--- a/src/terminal.c
+++ b/src/terminal.c
@@ -83,21 +83,21 @@ int setup_console ()
 
   if (_setmode (_fileno (stdin), _O_BINARY) == -1)
   {
-    fprintf (stderr, "%s: %s", "stdin", strerror (errno));
+    __mingw_fprintf (stderr, "%s: %m", "stdin");
 
     return -1;
   }
 
   if (_setmode (_fileno (stdout), _O_BINARY) == -1)
   {
-    fprintf (stderr, "%s: %s", "stdin", strerror (errno));
+    __mingw_fprintf (stderr, "%s: %m", "stdin");
 
     return -1;
   }
 
   if (_setmode (_fileno (stderr), _O_BINARY) == -1)
   {
-    fprintf (stderr, "%s: %s", "stdin", strerror (errno));
+    __mingw_fprintf (stderr, "%s: %m", "stdin");
 
     return -1;
   }