diff --git a/arduino-core/src/cc/arduino/Compiler.java b/arduino-core/src/cc/arduino/Compiler.java
index d1aa1f2bd..c2c5b0ff6 100644
--- a/arduino-core/src/cc/arduino/Compiler.java
+++ b/arduino-core/src/cc/arduino/Compiler.java
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ public class Compiler implements MessageConsumer {
     }
   }
 
-  private static final Pattern ERROR_FORMAT = Pattern.compile("(.+\\.\\w+):(\\d+)(:\\d+)*:\\s*(fatal)?\\s*error:\\s*(.*)\\s*", Pattern.MULTILINE | Pattern.DOTALL);
+  private static final Pattern ERROR_FORMAT = Pattern.compile("(.+\\.\\w+):(\\d+)(:\\d+)*:\\s*((fatal)?\\s*error:\\s*)(.*)\\s*", Pattern.MULTILINE | Pattern.DOTALL);
 
   private final File pathToSketch;
   private final Sketch sketch;
@@ -516,16 +516,14 @@ public class Compiler implements MessageConsumer {
 
     if (pieces != null) {
       String msg = "";
-      int errorIdx = pieces.length - 1;
-      String error = pieces[errorIdx];
       String filename = pieces[1];
       int line = PApplet.parseInt(pieces[2]);
-      int col;
-      if (errorIdx > 3) {
+      int col = -1;
+      if (pieces[3] != null) {
         col = PApplet.parseInt(pieces[3].substring(1));
-      } else {
-        col = -1;
       }
+      String errorPrefix = pieces[4];
+      String error = pieces[6];
 
       if (error.trim().equals("SPI.h: No such file or directory")) {
         error = tr("Please import the SPI library from the Sketch > Import Library menu.");
@@ -585,11 +583,8 @@ public class Compiler implements MessageConsumer {
         String fileName = ex.getCodeFile().getPrettyName();
         int lineNum = ex.getCodeLine() + 1;
         int colNum = ex.getCodeColumn();
-        if (colNum != -1) {
-          s = fileName + ":" + lineNum + ":" + colNum + ": error: " + error + msg;
-        } else {
-          s = fileName + ":" + lineNum + ": error: " + error + msg;
-        }
+        String column = (colNum != -1) ? (":" + colNum) : "";
+        s = fileName + ":" + lineNum + column + ": " + errorPrefix + error + msg;
       }
 
       if (ex != null) {