diff --git a/src/utils/log.h b/src/utils/log.h
index 1c3549f8..bbef77b8 100644
--- a/src/utils/log.h
+++ b/src/utils/log.h
@@ -193,6 +193,12 @@ private:
 #endif
 #define LOGFATAL LOGFAT
 
+#if defined(sun) || defined(_WIN32)
+#define LOGSYSERR(who, what, arg) {                                     \
+        LOGERR(who << ": " << what << "("  << arg << "): errno " << errno << \
+               ": " << strerror(errno) << std::endl);                   \
+    }
+#else // !WINDOWS->
 #if (_POSIX_C_SOURCE >= 200112L) && !  _GNU_SOURCE
 #define LOGSYSERR(who, what, arg) {                                     \
         char buf[200]; buf[0] = 0; strerror_r(errno, buf, 200);         \
@@ -206,4 +212,6 @@ private:
                ": " << strerror_r(errno, buf, 200) << std::endl);       \
     }
 #endif
+#endif // not windows
+
 #endif /* _LOG_H_X_INCLUDED_ */