diff --git vim-clean/src/errors.h vim-workdir/src/errors.h
index 9b40cb2..fa995ac 100644
--- vim-clean/src/errors.h
+++ vim-workdir/src/errors.h
@@ -3297,8 +3297,8 @@ EXTERN char e_could_not_set_handler_for_timeout_str[]
 	INIT(= N_("E1287: Could not set handler for timeout: %s"));
 EXTERN char e_could_not_reset_handler_for_timeout_str[]
 	INIT(= N_("E1288: Could not reset handler for timeout: %s"));
-EXTERN char e_could_not_check_for_pending_sigalrm_str[]
-	INIT(= N_("E1289: Could not check for pending SIGALRM: %s"));
+//EXTERN char e_could_not_check_for_pending_sigalrm_str[]
+//	INIT(= N_("E1289: Could not check for pending SIGALRM: %s"));
 #endif
 #endif
 #ifdef FEAT_EVAL
diff --git vim-clean/src/os_unix.c vim-workdir/src/os_unix.c
index 31f66b1..0244c96 100644
--- vim-clean/src/os_unix.c
+++ vim-workdir/src/os_unix.c
@@ -8526,6 +8526,7 @@ stop_timeout(void)
     volatile sig_atomic_t *
 start_timeout(long msec)
 {
+    return &timeout_flag;
     struct itimerval	interval = {
 	    {0, 0},				    // Do not repeat.
 	    {msec / 1000, (msec % 1000) * 1000}};   // Timeout interval
@@ -8554,7 +8555,7 @@ start_timeout(long msec)
     if (unlikely(ret != 0 || alarm_pending < 0))
     {
 	// Just catching coding errors. Write an error message, but carry on.
-	semsg(_(e_could_not_check_for_pending_sigalrm_str), strerror(errno));
+	//semsg(_(e_could_not_check_for_pending_sigalrm_str), strerror(errno));
 	alarm_pending = FALSE;
     }