diff --git a/src/Buffer.php b/src/Buffer.php
index e5aa2f6..af33c93 100644
--- a/src/Buffer.php
+++ b/src/Buffer.php
@@ -98,17 +98,25 @@ protected function handleResume()
 
     protected function handleWrite($data, $remoteAddress)
     {
+        $errstr = '';
+        \set_error_handler(function ($_, $error) use (&$errstr) {
+            // Match errstr from PHP's warning message.
+            // stream_socket_sendto(): Message too long\n
+            $errstr = \trim($error);
+        });
+
         if ($remoteAddress === null) {
             // do not use fwrite() as it obeys the stream buffer size and
             // packets are not to be split at 8kb
-            $ret = @\stream_socket_sendto($this->socket, $data);
+            $ret = \stream_socket_sendto($this->socket, $data);
         } else {
-            $ret = @\stream_socket_sendto($this->socket, $data, 0, $remoteAddress);
+            $ret = \stream_socket_sendto($this->socket, $data, 0, $remoteAddress);
         }
 
+        \restore_error_handler();
+
         if ($ret < 0 || $ret === false) {
-            $error = \error_get_last();
-            throw new Exception('Unable to send packet: ' . \trim($error['message']));
+            throw new Exception('Unable to send packet: ' . $errstr);
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/tests/SocketTest.php b/tests/SocketTest.php
index 479b3ec..e44331b 100644
--- a/tests/SocketTest.php
+++ b/tests/SocketTest.php
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ public function testClientSendAfterEndIsNoop(Socket $client)
         $this->loop->run();
     }
 
-    public function testClientSendHugeWillFail()
+    public function testClientSendHugeWillFailWithoutCallingCustomErrorHandler()
     {
         $promise = $this->factory->createClient('127.0.0.1:12345');
         $client = Block\await($promise, $this->loop);
@@ -95,7 +95,15 @@ public function testClientSendHugeWillFail()
         $client->on('error', $this->expectCallableOnce());
         $client->end();
 
+        $error = null;
+        set_error_handler(function ($_, $errstr) use (&$error) {
+            $error = $errstr;
+        });
+
         $this->loop->run();
+
+        restore_error_handler();
+        $this->assertNull($error);
     }
 
     public function testClientSendNoServerWillFail()