diff --git a/src/unix/error.c b/src/unix/error.c
index d99d4112..703b5fde 100644
--- a/src/unix/error.c
+++ b/src/unix/error.c
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ uv_err_code uv_translate_sys_error(int sys_errno) {
     case EBUSY: return UV_EBUSY;
     case ENOTEMPTY: return UV_ENOTEMPTY;
     case ENOSPC: return UV_ENOSPC;
+    case ENOMEM: return UV_ENOMEM;
     default: return UV_UNKNOWN;
   }