diff --git a/libmaxsi/include/error.h b/libmaxsi/include/error.h
index 43ad6467..4a65de51 100644
--- a/libmaxsi/include/error.h
+++ b/libmaxsi/include/error.h
@@ -29,7 +29,10 @@
 
 __BEGIN_DECLS
 
-void error(int status, int errnum, const char *format, ...);
+void gnu_error(int status, int errnum, const char *format, ...);
+#if __SORTIX_STDLIB_REDIRECTS
+void error(int status, int errnum, const char *format, ...) asm("gnu_error");
+#endif
 
 __END_DECLS
 
diff --git a/libmaxsi/io.cpp b/libmaxsi/io.cpp
index eaa19dbd..5849a64e 100644
--- a/libmaxsi/io.cpp
+++ b/libmaxsi/io.cpp
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ namespace Maxsi
 		return result;
 	}
 
-	extern "C" void error(int status, int errnum, const char *format, ...)
+	extern "C" void gnu_error(int status, int errnum, const char *format, ...)
 	{
 		fprintf(stderr, "%s: ", program_invocation_name);