diff --git a/src/unix/error.c b/src/unix/error.c
index 9fa69a2d..aaeaf76e 100644
--- a/src/unix/error.c
+++ b/src/unix/error.c
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ uv_err_code uv_translate_sys_error(int sys_errno) {
     case ENOTEMPTY: return UV_ENOTEMPTY;
     case ENOSPC: return UV_ENOSPC;
     case EROFS: return UV_EROFS;
+    case ENOMEM: return UV_ENOMEM;
     default: return UV_UNKNOWN;
   }
   UNREACHABLE();