diff --git a/games/Albion/SR-Main/Albion-proc-vfs.c b/games/Albion/SR-Main/Albion-proc-vfs.c
index c3d2d4f..faa90e7 100644
--- a/games/Albion/SR-Main/Albion-proc-vfs.c
+++ b/games/Albion/SR-Main/Albion-proc-vfs.c
@@ -232,6 +232,8 @@ FILE *Game_fopen(const char *filename, const char *mode)
     fprintf(stderr, "fopen: original name: %s\n", filename);
 #endif
 
+    if (strcasecmp(filename, "error.log") == 0) return stderr;
+
     vfs_err = vfs_get_real_name(filename, (char *) &temp_str, &realdir);
 
 #if defined(__DEBUG__)
@@ -260,6 +262,8 @@ int Game_open(const char *pathname, int flags, mode_t mode)
     fprintf(stderr, "open: original name: %s\n", pathname);
 #endif
 
+    if (strcasecmp(pathname, "error.log") == 0) return STDERR_FILENO;
+
     vfs_err = vfs_get_real_name(pathname, (char *) &temp_str, &realdir);
 
 #if defined(__DEBUG__)
@@ -726,6 +730,16 @@ int Game_closedir(struct watcom_dirent *dirp)
     return 0;
 }
 
+int Game_close(int fd)
+{
+    return fd == STDERR_FILENO ? 0 : close(fd);
+}
+
+int Game_fclose(FILE *stream)
+{
+    return stream == stderr ? 0 : fclose(stream);
+}
+
 static void Conv_find(struct watcom_find_t *buffer, struct watcom_dirent *direntp)
 {
     // file attributes
diff --git a/games/Albion/SR-Main/Albion-proc-vfs.h b/games/Albion/SR-Main/Albion-proc-vfs.h
index 0cf4491..2e16671 100644
--- a/games/Albion/SR-Main/Albion-proc-vfs.h
+++ b/games/Albion/SR-Main/Albion-proc-vfs.h
@@ -110,6 +110,8 @@ extern int Game_rename(const char *oldpath, const char *newpath);
 extern struct watcom_dirent *Game_opendir(const char *dirname);
 extern struct watcom_dirent *Game_readdir(struct watcom_dirent *dirp);
 extern int Game_closedir(struct watcom_dirent *dirp);
+extern int Game_close(int fd);
+extern int Game_fclose(FILE *stream);
 extern uint32_t Game_dos_findfirst(const char *path, const uint32_t attributes, struct watcom_find_t *buffer);
 extern uint32_t Game_dos_findnext(struct watcom_find_t *buffer);
 extern uint32_t Game_dos_findclose(struct watcom_find_t *buffer);
diff --git a/games/Albion/SR-Main/x86/SR-asm-calls.asm b/games/Albion/SR-Main/x86/SR-asm-calls.asm
index 3cb2cc8..e1741dc 100644
--- a/games/Albion/SR-Main/x86/SR-asm-calls.asm
+++ b/games/Albion/SR-Main/x86/SR-asm-calls.asm
@@ -71,6 +71,8 @@
     %define Game_chdir _Game_chdir
     %define close _close
     %define Game_closedir _Game_closedir
+    %define Game_close _Game_close
+    %define Game_fclose _Game_fclose
     %define ctime _ctime
     %define Game_dos_findclose _Game_dos_findclose
     %define Game_dos_findnext _Game_dos_findnext
@@ -171,14 +173,14 @@ extern Game_WaitFor2ndVerticalRetrace
 ; 1 param
 extern asctime
 extern Game_chdir
-extern close
+extern Game_close
 extern Game_closedir
 extern ctime
 extern Game_dos_findclose
 extern Game_dos_findnext
 extern Game_dos_getvect
 extern Game_ExitMain_Asm
-extern fclose
+extern Game_fclose
 extern Game_filelength
 extern free
 extern ftime
@@ -798,7 +800,7 @@ SR_j___close:
 
 ; eax = int handle
 
-        Game_Call_Asm_Reg1 close,'get_errno_val'
+        Game_Call_Asm_Reg1 Game_close,'get_errno_val'
 
 ; end procedure SR___close
 
@@ -875,7 +877,7 @@ SR_fclose:
 
 ; eax = FILE *fp
 
-        Game_Call_Asm_Reg1 fclose,'get_errno_val'
+        Game_Call_Asm_Reg1 Game_fclose,'get_errno_val'
 
 ; end procedure SR_fclose