diff --git a/core/systems/LibrarySys.cpp b/core/systems/LibrarySys.cpp
index 641cc22f..02bc7fed 100644
--- a/core/systems/LibrarySys.cpp
+++ b/core/systems/LibrarySys.cpp
@@ -286,11 +286,23 @@ void LibrarySystem::GetPlatformError(char *error, size_t maxlength)
 			maxlength,
 			NULL);
 #elif defined PLATFORM_POSIX
-		snprintf(error, maxlength, "%s", strerror(errno));
+		UTIL_Format(error, maxlength, "%s", strerror(errno));
 #endif
 	}
 }
 
+void LibrarySystem::GetLoaderError(char *buffer, size_t maxlength)
+{
+#if defined PLATFORM_WINDOWS
+	GetPlatformError(buffer, maxlength);
+#elif defined PLATFORM_POSIX
+	if (buffer != NULL && maxlength)
+	{
+		strncopy(buffer, dlerror(), maxlength);
+	}
+#endif
+}
+
 void LibrarySystem::CloseDirectory(IDirectory *dir)
 {
 	delete dir;
@@ -301,20 +313,16 @@ ILibrary *LibrarySystem::OpenLibrary(const char *path, char *error, size_t maxle
 	LibraryHandle lib;
 #if defined PLATFORM_WINDOWS
 	lib = LoadLibraryA(path);
-	if (!lib)
-	{
-		GetPlatformError(error, maxlength);
-		return false;
-	}
 #elif defined PLATFORM_POSIX
 	lib = dlopen(path, RTLD_NOW);
-	if (!lib)
-	{
-		GetPlatformError(error, maxlength);
-		return false;
-	}
 #endif
 
+	if (lib == NULL)
+	{
+		GetLoaderError(error, maxlength);
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
 	return new CLibrary(lib);
 }
 
diff --git a/core/systems/LibrarySys.h b/core/systems/LibrarySys.h
index 0a948b83..45a94921 100644
--- a/core/systems/LibrarySys.h
+++ b/core/systems/LibrarySys.h
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ public:
 	bool CreateFolder(const char *path);
 	size_t GetFileFromPath(char *buffer, size_t maxlength, const char *path);
 	bool FileTime(const char *path, FileTimeType type, time_t *pTime);
+	void GetLoaderError(char *buffer, size_t maxlength);
 };
 
 extern LibrarySystem g_LibSys;