diff --git a/chardev/char-pty.c b/chardev/char-pty.c
index e8d9a53476..f681d637c1 100644
--- a/chardev/char-pty.c
+++ b/chardev/char-pty.c
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ static void char_pty_open(Chardev *chr,
     qemu_set_nonblock(master_fd);
 
     chr->filename = g_strdup_printf("pty:%s", pty_name);
-    error_report("char device redirected to %s (label %s)",
+    error_printf("char device redirected to %s (label %s)\n",
                  pty_name, chr->label);
 
     s = PTY_CHARDEV(chr);
diff --git a/chardev/char.c b/chardev/char.c
index e115166995..7f07a1bfbd 100644
--- a/chardev/char.c
+++ b/chardev/char.c
@@ -634,7 +634,7 @@ Chardev *qemu_chr_new_from_opts(QemuOpts *opts, Error **errp)
 
         chardev_name_foreach(help_string_append, str);
 
-        error_report("Available chardev backend types: %s", str->str);
+        error_printf("Available chardev backend types: %s\n", str->str);
         g_string_free(str, true);
         return NULL;
     }