diff --git a/src/SMESH_I/SMESH_Gen_i.cxx b/src/SMESH_I/SMESH_Gen_i.cxx
index 2e902f532..211e608b8 100644
--- a/src/SMESH_I/SMESH_Gen_i.cxx
+++ b/src/SMESH_I/SMESH_Gen_i.cxx
@@ -3995,6 +3995,9 @@ SALOMEDS::TMPFile* SMESH_Gen_i::Save( SALOMEDS::SComponent_ptr theComponent,
   cmd+="\" \"";
   cmd+=meshfile;
   cmd+="\"";
+#ifdef WIN32
+  cmd+=" 2>NUL";
+#endif
   system(cmd.ToCString());
 
   // MED writer to be used by storage process