diff --git a/arch_init.c b/arch_init.c
index 68a7ab7..94d45e1 100644
--- a/arch_init.c
+++ b/arch_init.c
@@ -1125,8 +1125,8 @@ void do_acpitable_option(const QemuOpts *opts)
 
     acpi_table_add(opts, &err);
     if (err) {
-        fprintf(stderr, "Wrong acpi table provided: %s\n",
-                error_get_pretty(err));
+        error_report("Wrong acpi table provided: %s",
+                     error_get_pretty(err));
         error_free(err);
         exit(1);
     }
diff --git a/hw/char/serial.c b/hw/char/serial.c
index 6025592..a31eb57 100644
--- a/hw/char/serial.c
+++ b/hw/char/serial.c
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 #include "sysemu/char.h"
 #include "qemu/timer.h"
 #include "exec/address-spaces.h"
+#include "qemu/error-report.h"
 
 //#define DEBUG_SERIAL
 
@@ -696,7 +697,7 @@ SerialState *serial_init(int base, qemu_irq irq, int baudbase,
     s->chr = chr;
     serial_realize_core(s, &err);
     if (err != NULL) {
-        fprintf(stderr, "%s\n", error_get_pretty(err));
+        error_report("%s", error_get_pretty(err));
         error_free(err);
         exit(1);
     }
@@ -760,7 +761,7 @@ SerialState *serial_mm_init(MemoryRegion *address_space,
 
     serial_realize_core(s, &err);
     if (err != NULL) {
-        fprintf(stderr, "%s\n", error_get_pretty(err));
+        error_report("%s", error_get_pretty(err));
         error_free(err);
         exit(1);
     }
diff --git a/hw/i386/pc.c b/hw/i386/pc.c
index e8bc8ce..3a620a1 100644
--- a/hw/i386/pc.c
+++ b/hw/i386/pc.c
@@ -978,7 +978,7 @@ void pc_cpus_init(const char *cpu_model, DeviceState *icc_bridge)
         cpu = pc_new_cpu(cpu_model, x86_cpu_apic_id_from_index(i),
                          icc_bridge, &error);
         if (error) {
-            fprintf(stderr, "%s\n", error_get_pretty(error));
+            error_report("%s", error_get_pretty(error));
             error_free(error);
             exit(1);
         }
@@ -1096,8 +1096,8 @@ void pc_acpi_init(const char *default_dsdt)
 
         acpi_table_add(opts, &err);
         if (err) {
-            fprintf(stderr, "WARNING: failed to load %s: %s\n", filename,
-                    error_get_pretty(err));
+            error_report("WARNING: failed to load %s: %s", filename,
+                         error_get_pretty(err));
             error_free(err);
         }
         g_free(arg);
diff --git a/qemu-char.c b/qemu-char.c
index 1be1cf6..5446b88 100644
--- a/qemu-char.c
+++ b/qemu-char.c
@@ -3344,7 +3344,7 @@ CharDriverState *qemu_chr_new(const char *label, const char *filename, void (*in
 
     chr = qemu_chr_new_from_opts(opts, init, &err);
     if (error_is_set(&err)) {
-        fprintf(stderr, "%s\n", error_get_pretty(err));
+        error_report("%s", error_get_pretty(err));
         error_free(err);
     }
     if (chr && qemu_opt_get_bool(opts, "mux", 0)) {
diff --git a/target-i386/cpu.c b/target-i386/cpu.c
index 6e38252..42c5de0 100644
--- a/target-i386/cpu.c
+++ b/target-i386/cpu.c
@@ -1852,7 +1852,7 @@ X86CPU *cpu_x86_init(const char *cpu_model)
 
 out:
     if (error) {
-        fprintf(stderr, "%s\n", error_get_pretty(error));
+        error_report("%s", error_get_pretty(error));
         error_free(error);
         if (cpu != NULL) {
             object_unref(OBJECT(cpu));
diff --git a/target-ppc/translate_init.c b/target-ppc/translate_init.c
index 13b290c..609f797 100644
--- a/target-ppc/translate_init.c
+++ b/target-ppc/translate_init.c
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 #include "cpu-models.h"
 #include "mmu-hash32.h"
 #include "mmu-hash64.h"
+#include "qemu/error-report.h"
 
 //#define PPC_DUMP_CPU
 //#define PPC_DEBUG_SPR
@@ -8281,7 +8282,7 @@ PowerPCCPU *cpu_ppc_init(const char *cpu_model)
 
     object_property_set_bool(OBJECT(cpu), true, "realized", &err);
     if (err != NULL) {
-        fprintf(stderr, "%s\n", error_get_pretty(err));
+        error_report("%s", error_get_pretty(err));
         error_free(err);
         object_unref(OBJECT(cpu));
         return NULL;
diff --git a/vl.c b/vl.c
index f422a1c..1c283c9 100644
--- a/vl.c
+++ b/vl.c
@@ -2393,7 +2393,7 @@ static int chardev_init_func(QemuOpts *opts, void *opaque)
 
     qemu_chr_new_from_opts(opts, NULL, &local_err);
     if (error_is_set(&local_err)) {
-        fprintf(stderr, "%s\n", error_get_pretty(local_err));
+        error_report("%s", error_get_pretty(local_err));
         error_free(local_err);
         return -1;
     }
@@ -4375,8 +4375,8 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv, char **envp)
         vnc_display_init(ds);
         vnc_display_open(ds, vnc_display, &local_err);
         if (local_err != NULL) {
-            fprintf(stderr, "Failed to start VNC server on `%s': %s\n",
-                    vnc_display, error_get_pretty(local_err));
+            error_report("Failed to start VNC server on `%s': %s",
+                         vnc_display, error_get_pretty(local_err));
             error_free(local_err);
             exit(1);
         }
@@ -4419,7 +4419,8 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv, char **envp)
         Error *local_err = NULL;
         qemu_start_incoming_migration(incoming, &local_err);
         if (local_err) {
-            fprintf(stderr, "-incoming %s: %s\n", incoming, error_get_pretty(local_err));
+            error_report("-incoming %s: %s", incoming,
+                         error_get_pretty(local_err));
             error_free(local_err);
             exit(1);
         }
