diff --git a/qemu-img.c b/qemu-img.c
index 82d907801ed12b29da0feb1a659aa6885dcbccb2..9dddfbefce6bb79c1d00ec5e4064c9cbcf496b9c 100644
--- a/qemu-img.c
+++ b/qemu-img.c
@@ -274,8 +274,7 @@ static int print_block_option_help(const char *filename, const char *fmt)
     if (filename) {
         proto_drv = bdrv_find_protocol(filename, true, &local_err);
         if (!proto_drv) {
-            qerror_report_err(local_err);
-            error_free(local_err);
+            error_report_err(local_err);
             qemu_opts_free(create_opts);
             return 1;
         }
@@ -1526,8 +1525,7 @@ static int img_convert(int argc, char **argv)
 
     proto_drv = bdrv_find_protocol(out_filename, true, &local_err);
     if (!proto_drv) {
-        qerror_report_err(local_err);
-        error_free(local_err);
+        error_report_err(local_err);
         ret = -1;
         goto out;
     }