diff --git a/hw/sparc/leon3.c b/hw/sparc/leon3.c
index 8c66d5af24..bba3aa3dee 100644
--- a/hw/sparc/leon3.c
+++ b/hw/sparc/leon3.c
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
  * THE SOFTWARE.
  */
 #include "qemu/osdep.h"
+#include "qemu/error-report.h"
 #include "qapi/error.h"
 #include "qemu-common.h"
 #include "cpu.h"
@@ -139,9 +140,8 @@ static void leon3_generic_hw_init(MachineState *machine)
 
     /* Allocate RAM */
     if ((uint64_t)ram_size > (1UL << 30)) {
-        fprintf(stderr,
-                "qemu: Too much memory for this machine: %d, maximum 1G\n",
-                (unsigned int)(ram_size / (1024 * 1024)));
+        error_report("Too much memory for this machine: %d, maximum 1G",
+                     (unsigned int)(ram_size / (1024 * 1024)));
         exit(1);
     }
 
@@ -167,19 +167,18 @@ static void leon3_generic_hw_init(MachineState *machine)
     }
 
     if (bios_size > prom_size) {
-        fprintf(stderr, "qemu: could not load prom '%s': file too big\n",
-                filename);
+        error_report("could not load prom '%s': file too big", filename);
         exit(1);
     }
 
     if (bios_size > 0) {
         ret = load_image_targphys(filename, 0x00000000, bios_size);
         if (ret < 0 || ret > prom_size) {
-            fprintf(stderr, "qemu: could not load prom '%s'\n", filename);
+            error_report("could not load prom '%s'", filename);
             exit(1);
         }
     } else if (kernel_filename == NULL && !qtest_enabled()) {
-        fprintf(stderr, "Can't read bios image %s\n", filename);
+        error_report("Can't read bios image %s", filename);
         exit(1);
     }
     g_free(filename);
@@ -192,8 +191,7 @@ static void leon3_generic_hw_init(MachineState *machine)
         kernel_size = load_elf(kernel_filename, NULL, NULL, &entry, NULL, NULL,
                                1 /* big endian */, EM_SPARC, 0, 0);
         if (kernel_size < 0) {
-            fprintf(stderr, "qemu: could not load kernel '%s'\n",
-                    kernel_filename);
+            error_report("could not load kernel '%s'", kernel_filename);
             exit(1);
         }
         if (bios_size <= 0) {
diff --git a/hw/sparc/sun4m.c b/hw/sparc/sun4m.c
index e71648404c..e38b5d84be 100644
--- a/hw/sparc/sun4m.c
+++ b/hw/sparc/sun4m.c
@@ -259,8 +259,7 @@ static unsigned long sun4m_load_kernel(const char *kernel_filename,
                                               KERNEL_LOAD_ADDR,
                                               RAM_size - KERNEL_LOAD_ADDR);
         if (kernel_size < 0) {
-            fprintf(stderr, "qemu: could not load kernel '%s'\n",
-                    kernel_filename);
+            error_report("could not load kernel '%s'", kernel_filename);
             exit(1);
         }
 
@@ -271,8 +270,8 @@ static unsigned long sun4m_load_kernel(const char *kernel_filename,
                                               INITRD_LOAD_ADDR,
                                               RAM_size - INITRD_LOAD_ADDR);
             if (initrd_size < 0) {
-                fprintf(stderr, "qemu: could not load initial ram disk '%s'\n",
-                        initrd_filename);
+                error_report("could not load initial ram disk '%s'",
+                             initrd_filename);
                 exit(1);
             }
         }
@@ -680,7 +679,7 @@ static void prom_init(hwaddr addr, const char *bios_name)
         ret = -1;
     }
     if (ret < 0 || ret > PROM_SIZE_MAX) {
-        fprintf(stderr, "qemu: could not load prom '%s'\n", bios_name);
+        error_report("could not load prom '%s'", bios_name);
         exit(1);
     }
 }
@@ -746,10 +745,9 @@ static void ram_init(hwaddr addr, ram_addr_t RAM_size,
 
     /* allocate RAM */
     if ((uint64_t)RAM_size > max_mem) {
-        fprintf(stderr,
-                "qemu: Too much memory for this machine: %d, maximum %d\n",
-                (unsigned int)(RAM_size / (1024 * 1024)),
-                (unsigned int)(max_mem / (1024 * 1024)));
+        error_report("Too much memory for this machine: %d, maximum %d",
+                     (unsigned int)(RAM_size / (1024 * 1024)),
+                     (unsigned int)(max_mem / (1024 * 1024)));
         exit(1);
     }
     dev = qdev_create(NULL, "memory");
diff --git a/hw/sparc64/niagara.c b/hw/sparc64/niagara.c
index 7a723326c5..996ce2ada0 100644
--- a/hw/sparc64/niagara.c
+++ b/hw/sparc64/niagara.c
@@ -152,8 +152,8 @@ static void niagara_init(MachineState *machine)
             dinfo->is_default = 1;
             rom_add_file_fixed(blk_bs(blk)->filename, NIAGARA_VDISK_BASE, -1);
         } else {
-            fprintf(stderr, "qemu: could not load ram disk '%s'\n",
-                    blk_bs(blk)->filename);
+            error_report("could not load ram disk '%s'",
+                         blk_bs(blk)->filename);
             exit(1);
         }
     }
diff --git a/hw/sparc64/sun4u.c b/hw/sparc64/sun4u.c
index 1672f256e7..1fd1c3c861 100644
--- a/hw/sparc64/sun4u.c
+++ b/hw/sparc64/sun4u.c
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
  * THE SOFTWARE.
  */
 #include "qemu/osdep.h"
+#include "qemu/error-report.h"
 #include "qapi/error.h"
 #include "qemu-common.h"
 #include "cpu.h"
@@ -166,8 +167,7 @@ static uint64_t sun4u_load_kernel(const char *kernel_filename,
                                               RAM_size - KERNEL_LOAD_ADDR);
         }
         if (kernel_size < 0) {
-            fprintf(stderr, "qemu: could not load kernel '%s'\n",
-                    kernel_filename);
+            error_report("could not load kernel '%s'", kernel_filename);
             exit(1);
         }
         /* load initrd above kernel */
@@ -179,8 +179,8 @@ static uint64_t sun4u_load_kernel(const char *kernel_filename,
                                                *initrd_addr,
                                                RAM_size - *initrd_addr);
             if ((int)*initrd_size < 0) {
-                fprintf(stderr, "qemu: could not load initial ram disk '%s'\n",
-                        initrd_filename);
+                error_report("could not load initial ram disk '%s'",
+                             initrd_filename);
                 exit(1);
             }
         }
@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@ static void prom_init(hwaddr addr, const char *bios_name)
         ret = -1;
     }
     if (ret < 0 || ret > PROM_SIZE_MAX) {
-        fprintf(stderr, "qemu: could not load prom '%s'\n", bios_name);
+        error_report("could not load prom '%s'", bios_name);
         exit(1);
     }
 }
