diff --git a/src/modules/filesystem/physfs/File.cpp b/src/modules/filesystem/physfs/File.cpp
index 75492af83..e378f28c4 100644
--- a/src/modules/filesystem/physfs/File.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/filesystem/physfs/File.cpp
@@ -72,7 +72,11 @@ bool File::open(Mode mode)
 	if (file != nullptr)
 		return false;
 
+#ifdef LOVE_USE_PHYSFS_2_1
+	PHYSFS_getLastErrorCode();
+#else
 	PHYSFS_getLastError(); // Clear the error buffer.
+#endif
 	PHYSFS_File *handle = nullptr;
 
 	switch (mode)
@@ -92,7 +96,11 @@ bool File::open(Mode mode)
 
 	if (handle == nullptr)
 	{
+#ifdef LOVE_USE_PHYSFS_2_1
+		const char *err = PHYSFS_getErrorByCode(PHYSFS_getLastErrorCode());
+#else
 		const char *err = PHYSFS_getLastError();
+#endif
 		if (err == nullptr)
 			err = "unknown error";
 		throw love::Exception("Could not open file %s (%s)", filename.c_str(), err);
diff --git a/src/modules/filesystem/physfs/Filesystem.cpp b/src/modules/filesystem/physfs/Filesystem.cpp
index 15cb7ea29..b34c7ea7e 100644
--- a/src/modules/filesystem/physfs/Filesystem.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/filesystem/physfs/Filesystem.cpp
@@ -124,7 +124,14 @@ const char *Filesystem::getName() const
 void Filesystem::init(const char *arg0)
 {
 	if (!PHYSFS_init(arg0))
-		throw love::Exception("%s", PHYSFS_getLastError());
+	{
+#ifdef LOVE_USE_PHYSFS_2_1
+		const char *err = PHYSFS_getErrorByCode(PHYSFS_getLastErrorCode());
+#else
+		const char *err = PHYSFS_getLastError();
+#endif
+		throw love::Exception("%s", err);
+	}
 
 	// Enable symlinks by default. Also fixes an issue in PhysFS 2.1-alpha.
 	setSymlinksEnabled(true);