diff --git a/dmd/statement.c b/dmd/statement.c
index 95693022..9cc4cba7 100644
--- a/dmd/statement.c
+++ b/dmd/statement.c
@@ -4119,7 +4119,12 @@ void Catch::semantic(Scope *sc)
         type = new TypeIdentifier(0, Id::Object);
     type = type->semantic(loc, sc);
     if (!type->toBasetype()->isClassHandle())
-        error(loc, "can only catch class objects, not '%s'", type->toChars());
+    {
+        if (type != Type::terror)
+        {   error(loc, "can only catch class objects, not '%s'", type->toChars());
+            type = Type::terror;
+        }
+    }
     else if (ident)
     {
         var = new VarDeclaration(loc, type, ident, NULL);