diff --git a/src/xen/xen_driver.c b/src/xen/xen_driver.c
index db8f74ed3998ee8f5abee16d96a07ec41b57c96c..8806081865614b205e5e65da4dd4862f2e34e177 100644
--- a/src/xen/xen_driver.c
+++ b/src/xen/xen_driver.c
@@ -407,7 +407,6 @@ static virDrvOpenStatus
 xenUnifiedConnectOpen(virConnectPtr conn, virConnectAuthPtr auth, unsigned int flags)
 {
     xenUnifiedPrivatePtr priv;
-    char ebuf[1024];
 
     /*
      * Only the libvirtd instance can open this driver.
@@ -532,8 +531,8 @@ xenUnifiedConnectOpen(virConnectPtr conn, virConnectAuthPtr auth, unsigned int f
         goto error;
 
     if (virFileMakePath(priv->saveDir) < 0) {
-        VIR_ERROR(_("Errored to create save dir '%s': %s"), priv->saveDir,
-                  virStrerror(errno, ebuf, sizeof(ebuf)));
+        virReportSystemError(errno, _("Errored to create save dir '%s'"),
+                             priv->saveDir);
         goto error;
     }