diff --git a/chardev/char-pty.c b/chardev/char-pty.c
index b034332edd..04759b0ef9 100644
--- a/chardev/char-pty.c
+++ b/chardev/char-pty.c
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 #include "io/channel-file.h"
 #include "qemu/sockets.h"
 #include "qemu/error-report.h"
+#include "qemu/qemu-print.h"
 
 #include "chardev/char-io.h"
 
@@ -211,8 +212,8 @@ static void char_pty_open(Chardev *chr,
     qemu_set_nonblock(master_fd);
 
     chr->filename = g_strdup_printf("pty:%s", pty_name);
-    error_printf("char device redirected to %s (label %s)\n",
-                 pty_name, chr->label);
+    qemu_printf("char device redirected to %s (label %s)\n",
+                pty_name, chr->label);
 
     s = PTY_CHARDEV(chr);
     s->ioc = QIO_CHANNEL(qio_channel_file_new_fd(master_fd));