1 files changed, 4 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/mg.c b/mg.c
index ddfc2ff2fa..1728752db8 100644
--- a/mg.c
+++ b/mg.c
@@ -1035,13 +1035,13 @@ Perl_magic_get(pTHX_ SV *sv, MAGIC *mg)
 	    sv_copypv(sv, PL_ors_sv);
 	break;
     case '!':
+	{
+	dSAVE_ERRNO;
 #ifdef VMS
 	sv_setnv(sv, (NV)((errno == EVMSERR) ? vaxc$errno : errno));
-	sv_setpv(sv, errno ? Strerror(errno) : "");
 #else
-	{
-	dSAVE_ERRNO;
 	sv_setnv(sv, (NV)errno);
+#endif
 #ifdef OS2
 	if (errno == errno_isOS2 || errno == errno_isOS2_set)
 	    sv_setpv(sv, os2error(Perl_rc));
@@ -1051,7 +1051,7 @@ Perl_magic_get(pTHX_ SV *sv, MAGIC *mg)
 	SvPOK_on(sv);	/* may have got removed during taint processing */
 	RESTORE_ERRNO;
 	}
-#endif
+
 	SvRTRIM(sv);
 	SvNOK_on(sv);	/* what a wonderful hack! */
 	break;