diff --git a/tests/Makefile.include b/tests/Makefile.include
index 36ef322cc3..d680cda833 100644
--- a/tests/Makefile.include
+++ b/tests/Makefile.include
@@ -593,7 +593,7 @@ tests/test-iov$(EXESUF): tests/test-iov.o $(test-util-obj-y)
 tests/test-hbitmap$(EXESUF): tests/test-hbitmap.o $(test-util-obj-y) $(test-crypto-obj-y)
 tests/test-x86-cpuid$(EXESUF): tests/test-x86-cpuid.o
 tests/test-xbzrle$(EXESUF): tests/test-xbzrle.o migration/xbzrle.o migration/page_cache.o $(test-util-obj-y)
-tests/test-cutils$(EXESUF): tests/test-cutils.o util/cutils.o
+tests/test-cutils$(EXESUF): tests/test-cutils.o util/cutils.o $(test-util-obj-y)
 tests/test-int128$(EXESUF): tests/test-int128.o
 tests/rcutorture$(EXESUF): tests/rcutorture.o $(test-util-obj-y)
 tests/test-rcu-list$(EXESUF): tests/test-rcu-list.o $(test-util-obj-y)
diff --git a/util/cutils.c b/util/cutils.c
index 1534682083..b33ede83d1 100644
--- a/util/cutils.c
+++ b/util/cutils.c
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 #include "qemu/iov.h"
 #include "net/net.h"
 #include "qemu/cutils.h"
+#include "qemu/error-report.h"
 
 void strpadcpy(char *buf, int buf_size, const char *str, char pad)
 {
@@ -601,7 +602,7 @@ int parse_debug_env(const char *name, int max, int initial)
         return initial;
     }
     if (debug < 0 || debug > max || errno != 0) {
-        fprintf(stderr, "warning: %s not in [0, %d]", name, max);
+        warn_report("%s not in [0, %d]", name, max);
         return initial;
     }
     return debug;