diff --git a/cli/cppcheckexecutor.cpp b/cli/cppcheckexecutor.cpp
index f84233997..b64676aaf 100644
--- a/cli/cppcheckexecutor.cpp
+++ b/cli/cppcheckexecutor.cpp
@@ -255,6 +255,11 @@ int CppCheckExecutor::check(int argc, const char* const argv[])
 
 void CppCheckExecutor::reportErr(const std::string &errmsg)
 {
+    // Alert only about unique errors
+    if (std::find(_errorList.begin(), _errorList.end(), errmsg) != _errorList.end())
+        return;
+
+    _errorList.push_back(errmsg);
     std::cerr << errmsg << std::endl;
 }
 
diff --git a/cli/cppcheckexecutor.h b/cli/cppcheckexecutor.h
index b507917b6..e56491fd2 100644
--- a/cli/cppcheckexecutor.h
+++ b/cli/cppcheckexecutor.h
@@ -107,6 +107,11 @@ protected:
 
 private:
 
+    /**
+     * Used to filter out duplicate error messages.
+     */
+    std::list<std::string> _errorList;
+
     /**
      * Report progress time
      */