diff --git a/Python/getopt.c b/Python/getopt.c
index 1a7db3f..249ad1e 100644
--- a/Python/getopt.c
+++ b/Python/getopt.c
@@ -105,7 +105,9 @@
     if (option == L'-') {
         // Parse long option.
         if (*opt_ptr == L'\0') {
-            fprintf(stderr, "expected long option\n");
+            if (_PyOS_opterr) {
+                fprintf(stderr, "expected long option\n");
+            }
             return -1;
         }
         *longindex = 0;
@@ -115,7 +117,9 @@
                 break;
         }
         if (!opt->name) {
-            fprintf(stderr, "unknown option %ls\n", argv[_PyOS_optind - 1]);
+            if (_PyOS_opterr) {
+                fprintf(stderr, "unknown option %ls\n", argv[_PyOS_optind - 1]);
+            }
             return '_';
         }
         opt_ptr = L"";
@@ -123,8 +127,10 @@
             return opt->val;
         }
         if (_PyOS_optind >= argc) {
-            fprintf(stderr, "Argument expected for the %ls options\n",
-                    argv[_PyOS_optind - 1]);
+            if (_PyOS_opterr) {
+                fprintf(stderr, "Argument expected for the %ls options\n",
+                        argv[_PyOS_optind - 1]);
+            }
             return '_';
         }
         _PyOS_optarg = argv[_PyOS_optind++];
@@ -132,14 +138,16 @@
     }
 
     if (option == 'J') {
-        if (_PyOS_opterr)
+        if (_PyOS_opterr) {
             fprintf(stderr, "-J is reserved for Jython\n");
+        }
         return '_';
     }
 
     if ((ptr = wcschr(SHORT_OPTS, option)) == NULL) {
-        if (_PyOS_opterr)
+        if (_PyOS_opterr) {
             fprintf(stderr, "Unknown option: -%c\n", (char)option);
+        }
         return '_';
     }
 
@@ -151,9 +159,10 @@
 
         else {
             if (_PyOS_optind >= argc) {
-                if (_PyOS_opterr)
+                if (_PyOS_opterr) {
                     fprintf(stderr,
                         "Argument expected for the -%c option\n", (char)option);
+                }
                 return '_';
             }