diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 7f8ea589e..d68b33a74 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2013-11-13  Colin Watson  <cjwatson@ubuntu.com>
+
+	* grub-core/osdep/unix/emuconsole.c (put): Pacify the compiler on
+	systems that require checking the return value of write.
+
 2013-11-13  Colin Watson  <cjwatson@ubuntu.com>
 
 	* util/grub-install.in (efi_quiet): Fix inverted logic: make
diff --git a/grub-core/osdep/unix/emuconsole.c b/grub-core/osdep/unix/emuconsole.c
index 9c1b5505b..7308798ef 100644
--- a/grub-core/osdep/unix/emuconsole.c
+++ b/grub-core/osdep/unix/emuconsole.c
@@ -49,8 +49,14 @@ static void
 put (struct grub_term_output *term __attribute__ ((unused)), const int c)
 {
   char chr = c;
+  ssize_t actual;
 
-  write (STDOUT_FILENO, &chr, 1);
+  actual = write (STDOUT_FILENO, &chr, 1);
+  if (actual < 1)
+    {
+      /* We cannot do anything about this, but some systems require us to at
+	 least pretend to check the result.  */
+    }
 }
 
 static int