diff --git a/config-unix.mk b/config-unix.mk
index 32adcb23..be01a9b4 100644
--- a/config-unix.mk
+++ b/config-unix.mk
@@ -85,9 +85,8 @@ endif
 RUNNER_LIBS=
 RUNNER_SRC=test/runner-unix.c
 
-uv.a: src/uv-unix.o src/unix/fs.o src/unix/udp.o src/unix/cares.o src/uv-common.o src/uv-platform.o src/unix/ev/ev.o src/unix/uv-eio.o src/unix/eio/eio.o $(CARES_OBJS)
-	$(AR) rcs uv.a src/uv-unix.o src/unix/fs.o src/unix/udp.o src/unix/cares.o src/uv-platform.o src/uv-common.o src/unix/uv-eio.o src/unix/ev/ev.o \
-		src/unix/eio/eio.o $(CARES_OBJS)
+uv.a: src/uv-unix.o src/unix/fs.o src/unix/udp.o src/unix/cares.o src/unix/error.o src/uv-common.o src/uv-platform.o src/unix/ev/ev.o src/unix/uv-eio.o src/unix/eio/eio.o $(CARES_OBJS)
+	$(AR) rcs uv.a src/uv-unix.o src/unix/fs.o src/unix/udp.o src/unix/cares.o src/unix/error.o src/uv-platform.o src/uv-common.o src/unix/uv-eio.o src/unix/ev/ev.o src/unix/eio/eio.o $(CARES_OBJS)
 
 src/uv-platform.o: src/unix/$(UV_OS_FILE) include/uv.h include/uv-private/uv-unix.h
 	$(CC) $(CSTDFLAG) $(CPPFLAGS) $(CFLAGS) -c src/unix/$(UV_OS_FILE) -o src/uv-platform.o
@@ -104,6 +103,9 @@ src/unix/cares.o: src/unix/cares.c include/uv.h include/uv-private/uv-unix.h src
 src/unix/udp.o: src/unix/udp.c include/uv.h include/uv-private/uv-unix.h src/unix/internal.h
 	$(CC) $(CSTDFLAG) $(CPPFLAGS) -Isrc/ $(CFLAGS) -c src/unix/udp.c -o src/unix/udp.o
 
+src/unix/error.o: src/unix/error.c include/uv.h include/uv-private/uv-unix.h src/unix/internal.h
+	$(CC) $(CSTDFLAG) $(CPPFLAGS) -Isrc/ $(CFLAGS) -c src/unix/error.c -o src/unix/error.o
+
 src/uv-common.o: src/uv-common.c include/uv.h include/uv-private/uv-unix.h
 	$(CC) $(CSTDFLAG) $(CPPFLAGS) $(CFLAGS) -c src/uv-common.c -o src/uv-common.o
 
diff --git a/src/unix/error.c b/src/unix/error.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4f6007b6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/unix/error.c
@@ -0,0 +1,102 @@
+/* Copyright Joyent, Inc. and other Node contributors. All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+ * of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to
+ * deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the
+ * rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or
+ * sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+ * furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
+ * all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+ * AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+ * LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING
+ * FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS
+ * IN THE SOFTWARE.
+ */
+
+/*
+ * TODO Share this code with Windows.
+ * See https://github.com/joyent/libuv/issues/76
+ */
+
+#include "uv.h"
+#include "internal.h"
+
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+
+
+/* TODO Expose callback to user to handle fatal error like V8 does. */
+void uv_fatal_error(const int errorno, const char* syscall) {
+  char* buf = NULL;
+  const char* errmsg;
+
+  if (buf) {
+    errmsg = buf;
+  } else {
+    errmsg = "Unknown error";
+  }
+
+  if (syscall) {
+    fprintf(stderr, "\nlibuv fatal error. %s: (%d) %s\n", syscall, errorno,
+        errmsg);
+  } else {
+    fprintf(stderr, "\nlibuv fatal error. (%d) %s\n", errorno, errmsg);
+  }
+
+  abort();
+}
+
+
+uv_err_t uv_last_error(uv_loop_t* loop) {
+  return loop->last_err;
+}
+
+
+char* uv_strerror(uv_err_t err) {
+  return strerror(err.sys_errno_);
+}
+
+
+static uv_err_code uv_translate_sys_error(int sys_errno) {
+  switch (sys_errno) {
+    case 0: return UV_OK;
+    case EACCES: return UV_EACCESS;
+    case EBADF: return UV_EBADF;
+    case EPIPE: return UV_EPIPE;
+    case EAGAIN: return UV_EAGAIN;
+    case ECONNRESET: return UV_ECONNRESET;
+    case EFAULT: return UV_EFAULT;
+    case EMFILE: return UV_EMFILE;
+    case EMSGSIZE: return UV_EMSGSIZE;
+    case EINVAL: return UV_EINVAL;
+    case ECONNREFUSED: return UV_ECONNREFUSED;
+    case EADDRINUSE: return UV_EADDRINUSE;
+    case EADDRNOTAVAIL: return UV_EADDRNOTAVAIL;
+    default: return UV_UNKNOWN;
+  }
+}
+
+
+uv_err_t uv_err_new_artificial(uv_loop_t* loop, int code) {
+  uv_err_t err;
+  err.sys_errno_ = 0;
+  err.code = code;
+  loop->last_err = err;
+  return err;
+}
+
+
+uv_err_t uv_err_new(uv_loop_t* loop, int sys_error) {
+  uv_err_t err;
+  err.sys_errno_ = sys_error;
+  err.code = uv_translate_sys_error(sys_error);
+  loop->last_err = err;
+  return err;
+}
diff --git a/src/uv-unix.c b/src/uv-unix.c
index a6c62e2e..502ea6e3 100644
--- a/src/uv-unix.c
+++ b/src/uv-unix.c
@@ -134,77 +134,6 @@ void uv_init() {
 }
 
 
-/* TODO Share this code with Windows. */
-/* TODO Expose callback to user to handle fatal error like V8 does. */
-void uv_fatal_error(const int errorno, const char* syscall) {
-  char* buf = NULL;
-  const char* errmsg;
-
-  if (buf) {
-    errmsg = buf;
-  } else {
-    errmsg = "Unknown error";
-  }
-
-  if (syscall) {
-    fprintf(stderr, "\nlibuv fatal error. %s: (%d) %s\n", syscall, errorno,
-        errmsg);
-  } else {
-    fprintf(stderr, "\nlibuv fatal error. (%d) %s\n", errorno, errmsg);
-  }
-
-  abort();
-}
-
-
-uv_err_t uv_last_error(uv_loop_t* loop) {
-  return loop->last_err;
-}
-
-
-char* uv_strerror(uv_err_t err) {
-  return strerror(err.sys_errno_);
-}
-
-
-static uv_err_code uv_translate_sys_error(int sys_errno) {
-  switch (sys_errno) {
-    case 0: return UV_OK;
-    case EACCES: return UV_EACCESS;
-    case EBADF: return UV_EBADF;
-    case EPIPE: return UV_EPIPE;
-    case EAGAIN: return UV_EAGAIN;
-    case ECONNRESET: return UV_ECONNRESET;
-    case EFAULT: return UV_EFAULT;
-    case EMFILE: return UV_EMFILE;
-    case EMSGSIZE: return UV_EMSGSIZE;
-    case EINVAL: return UV_EINVAL;
-    case ECONNREFUSED: return UV_ECONNREFUSED;
-    case EADDRINUSE: return UV_EADDRINUSE;
-    case EADDRNOTAVAIL: return UV_EADDRNOTAVAIL;
-    default: return UV_UNKNOWN;
-  }
-}
-
-
-uv_err_t uv_err_new_artificial(uv_loop_t* loop, int code) {
-  uv_err_t err;
-  err.sys_errno_ = 0;
-  err.code = code;
-  loop->last_err = err;
-  return err;
-}
-
-
-uv_err_t uv_err_new(uv_loop_t* loop, int sys_error) {
-  uv_err_t err;
-  err.sys_errno_ = sys_error;
-  err.code = uv_translate_sys_error(sys_error);
-  loop->last_err = err;
-  return err;
-}
-
-
 void uv_close(uv_handle_t* handle, uv_close_cb close_cb) {
   uv_udp_t* udp;
   uv_async_t* async;
diff --git a/uv.gyp b/uv.gyp
index c88ebf89..3091d8fe 100644
--- a/uv.gyp
+++ b/uv.gyp
@@ -147,6 +147,7 @@
             'src/unix/fs.c',
             'src/unix/udp.c',
             'src/unix/cares.c',
+            'src/unix/error.c',
             'src/unix/internal.h',
             'src/unix/eio/ecb.h',
             'src/unix/eio/eio.c',