diff --git a/vm_dump.c b/vm_dump.c
index 24eb9acc5c..b991a75b1a 100644
--- a/vm_dump.c
+++ b/vm_dump.c
@@ -822,6 +822,7 @@ rb_print_backtrace(FILE *errout)
         free(syms);
     }
   error:
+    /* ignore errors at writing */;
 #endif
 #elif defined(_WIN32)
     struct dump_thead_arg arg = {