diff --git a/hw/virtio-blk.c b/hw/virtio-blk.c
index 49528a9977df563a9aa505bfc0dc6d657f499920..e5f9b2795afa1ba09db13090ddfc068fcd43a7b1 100644
--- a/hw/virtio-blk.c
+++ b/hw/virtio-blk.c
@@ -324,13 +324,13 @@ static void virtio_blk_handle_request(VirtIOBlockReq *req,
     MultiReqBuffer *mrb)
 {
     if (req->elem.out_num < 1 || req->elem.in_num < 1) {
-        fprintf(stderr, "virtio-blk missing headers\n");
+        error_report("virtio-blk missing headers");
         exit(1);
     }
 
     if (req->elem.out_sg[0].iov_len < sizeof(*req->out) ||
         req->elem.in_sg[req->elem.in_num - 1].iov_len < sizeof(*req->in)) {
-        fprintf(stderr, "virtio-blk header not in correct element\n");
+        error_report("virtio-blk header not in correct element");
         exit(1);
     }