diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-report.c b/tools/perf/builtin-report.c
index ec7399a848723c6fb60fdf0225d7cc9d3b42931b..0c9ec3e3f0fce25842987f1b0716d798daa1b8c7 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-report.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-report.c
@@ -242,8 +242,8 @@ static int process_sample_event(struct perf_tool *tool,
 	int ret;
 
 	if (perf_event__preprocess_sample(event, machine, &al, sample) < 0) {
-		fprintf(stderr, "problem processing %d event, skipping it.\n",
-			event->header.type);
+		pr_debug("problem processing %d event, skipping it.\n",
+			 event->header.type);
 		return -1;
 	}
 
@@ -637,7 +637,7 @@ parse_callchain_opt(const struct option *opt, const char *arg, int unset)
 		return -1;
 setup:
 	if (callchain_register_param(&callchain_param) < 0) {
-		fprintf(stderr, "Can't register callchain params\n");
+		pr_err("Can't register callchain params\n");
 		return -1;
 	}
 	return 0;
@@ -859,7 +859,7 @@ int cmd_report(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix __maybe_unused)
 	}
 	if (report.mem_mode) {
 		if (sort__mode == SORT_MODE__BRANCH) {
-			fprintf(stderr, "branch and mem mode incompatible\n");
+			pr_err("branch and mem mode incompatible\n");
 			goto error;
 		}
 		sort__mode = SORT_MODE__MEMORY;