diff --git a/cpus.c b/cpus.c
index 2cb0af9b22..5d3a165960 100644
--- a/cpus.c
+++ b/cpus.c
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ int64_t cpu_get_icount_raw(void)
 
     if (cpu && cpu->running) {
         if (!cpu->can_do_io) {
-            fprintf(stderr, "Bad icount read\n");
+            error_report("Bad icount read");
             exit(1);
         }
         /* Take into account what has run */
@@ -1181,7 +1181,7 @@ static void *qemu_kvm_cpu_thread_fn(void *arg)
 
     r = kvm_init_vcpu(cpu);
     if (r < 0) {
-        fprintf(stderr, "kvm_init_vcpu failed: %s\n", strerror(-r));
+        error_report("kvm_init_vcpu failed: %s", strerror(-r));
         exit(1);
     }
 
@@ -1211,7 +1211,7 @@ static void *qemu_kvm_cpu_thread_fn(void *arg)
 static void *qemu_dummy_cpu_thread_fn(void *arg)
 {
 #ifdef _WIN32
-    fprintf(stderr, "qtest is not supported under Windows\n");
+    error_report("qtest is not supported under Windows");
     exit(1);
 #else
     CPUState *cpu = arg;
@@ -1631,8 +1631,8 @@ static void qemu_cpu_kick_thread(CPUState *cpu)
 #else /* _WIN32 */
     if (!qemu_cpu_is_self(cpu)) {
         if (!QueueUserAPC(dummy_apc_func, cpu->hThread, 0)) {
-            fprintf(stderr, "%s: QueueUserAPC failed with error %lu\n",
-                    __func__, GetLastError());
+            error_report("%s: QueueUserAPC failed with error %lu", __func__,
+                         GetLastError());
             exit(1);
         }
     }
diff --git a/exec.c b/exec.c
index 629a508385..e8d7b335b6 100644
--- a/exec.c
+++ b/exec.c
@@ -2216,9 +2216,9 @@ void qemu_ram_remap(ram_addr_t addr, ram_addr_t length)
                                 flags, -1, 0);
                 }
                 if (area != vaddr) {
-                    fprintf(stderr, "Could not remap addr: "
-                            RAM_ADDR_FMT "@" RAM_ADDR_FMT "\n",
-                            length, addr);
+                    error_report("Could not remap addr: "
+                                 RAM_ADDR_FMT "@" RAM_ADDR_FMT "",
+                                 length, addr);
                     exit(1);
                 }
                 memory_try_enable_merging(vaddr, length);
diff --git a/vl.c b/vl.c
index e517a8d995..32db91da1e 100644
--- a/vl.c
+++ b/vl.c
@@ -2172,7 +2172,7 @@ static DisplayType select_display(const char *p)
         display_opengl = 1;
         display = DT_EGL;
 #else
-        fprintf(stderr, "egl support is disabled\n");
+        error_report("egl support is disabled");
         exit(1);
 #endif
     } else if (strstart(p, "curses", &opts)) {