2 files changed, 10 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/lib/System/Unix/Program.inc b/lib/System/Unix/Program.inc
index 43c3606d98..e8c2806247 100644
--- a/lib/System/Unix/Program.inc
+++ b/lib/System/Unix/Program.inc
@@ -323,4 +323,9 @@ bool Program::ChangeStdoutToBinary(){
   return false;
 }
 
+bool Program::ChangeStderrToBinary(){
+  // Do nothing, as Unix doesn't differentiate between text and binary.
+  return false;
+}
+
 }
diff --git a/lib/System/Win32/Program.inc b/lib/System/Win32/Program.inc
index a69826fdce..a3b40d0e36 100644
--- a/lib/System/Win32/Program.inc
+++ b/lib/System/Win32/Program.inc
@@ -379,4 +379,9 @@ bool Program::ChangeStdoutToBinary(){
   return result == -1;
 }
 
+bool Program::ChangeStderrToBinary(){
+  int result = _setmode( _fileno(stderr), _O_BINARY );
+  return result == -1;
+}
+
 }