diff --git a/hw/scsi/esp-pci.c b/hw/scsi/esp-pci.c
index 00b7297354..a75fcfab41 100644
--- a/hw/scsi/esp-pci.c
+++ b/hw/scsi/esp-pci.c
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 #include "hw/scsi/esp.h"
 #include "trace.h"
 #include "qemu/log.h"
+#include "qapi/qmp/qerror.h"
 
 #define TYPE_AM53C974_DEVICE "am53c974"
 
@@ -369,6 +370,7 @@ static int esp_pci_scsi_init(PCIDevice *dev)
     if (!d->hotplugged) {
         scsi_bus_legacy_handle_cmdline(&s->bus, &err);
         if (err != NULL) {
+            qerror_report_err(err);
             error_free(err);
             return -1;
         }
diff --git a/hw/scsi/lsi53c895a.c b/hw/scsi/lsi53c895a.c
index db7d4b8c9c..4ffab038f0 100644
--- a/hw/scsi/lsi53c895a.c
+++ b/hw/scsi/lsi53c895a.c
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 #include "hw/pci/pci.h"
 #include "hw/scsi/scsi.h"
 #include "sysemu/dma.h"
-#include "qemu/error-report.h"
+#include "qapi/qmp/qerror.h"
 
 //#define DEBUG_LSI
 //#define DEBUG_LSI_REG
@@ -2119,6 +2119,7 @@ static int lsi_scsi_init(PCIDevice *dev)
     if (!d->hotplugged) {
         scsi_bus_legacy_handle_cmdline(&s->bus, &err);
         if (err != NULL) {
+            qerror_report_err(err);
             error_free(err);
             return -1;
         }
diff --git a/hw/scsi/megasas.c b/hw/scsi/megasas.c
index 4852237a79..69ffdbd724 100644
--- a/hw/scsi/megasas.c
+++ b/hw/scsi/megasas.c
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 #include "hw/scsi/scsi.h"
 #include "block/scsi.h"
 #include "trace.h"
+#include "qapi/qmp/qerror.h"
 
 #include "mfi.h"
 
@@ -2409,6 +2410,7 @@ static int megasas_scsi_init(PCIDevice *dev)
     if (!d->hotplugged) {
         scsi_bus_legacy_handle_cmdline(&s->bus, &err);
         if (err != NULL) {
+            qerror_report_err(err);
             error_free(err);
             return -1;
         }
diff --git a/hw/scsi/scsi-bus.c b/hw/scsi/scsi-bus.c
index dca9576828..f8de56996a 100644
--- a/hw/scsi/scsi-bus.c
+++ b/hw/scsi/scsi-bus.c
@@ -273,7 +273,6 @@ void scsi_bus_legacy_handle_cmdline(SCSIBus *bus, Error **errp)
         scsi_bus_legacy_add_drive(bus, blk_by_legacy_dinfo(dinfo),
                                   unit, false, -1, NULL, &err);
         if (err != NULL) {
-            error_report("%s", error_get_pretty(err));
             error_propagate(errp, err);
             break;
         }