diff --git a/src/common/log.cpp b/src/common/log.cpp
index 838e526a7e..fe169a6b45 100644
--- a/src/common/log.cpp
+++ b/src/common/log.cpp
@@ -1066,7 +1066,8 @@ static const wxChar* GetSysErrorMsg(wxChar* szBuf, size_t sizeBuf, unsigned long
     LPVOID lpMsgBuf;
     if ( ::FormatMessage
          (
-            FORMAT_MESSAGE_ALLOCATE_BUFFER | FORMAT_MESSAGE_FROM_SYSTEM,
+            FORMAT_MESSAGE_ALLOCATE_BUFFER | FORMAT_MESSAGE_FROM_SYSTEM |
+            FORMAT_MESSAGE_IGNORE_INSERTS,
             NULL,
             nErrCode,
             MAKELANGID(LANG_NEUTRAL, SUBLANG_DEFAULT),