diff --git a/hw/m68k/an5206.c b/hw/m68k/an5206.c
index 9002c460e5..db634cbe89 100644
--- a/hw/m68k/an5206.c
+++ b/hw/m68k/an5206.c
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ static void an5206_init(MachineState *machine)
         if (qtest_enabled()) {
             return;
         }
-        fprintf(stderr, "Kernel image must be specified\n");
+        error_report("Kernel image must be specified");
         exit(1);
     }
 
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ static void an5206_init(MachineState *machine)
         entry = KERNEL_LOAD_ADDR;
     }
     if (kernel_size < 0) {
-        fprintf(stderr, "qemu: could not load kernel '%s'\n", kernel_filename);
+        error_report("Could not load kernel '%s'", kernel_filename);
         exit(1);
     }
 
diff --git a/hw/m68k/mcf5206.c b/hw/m68k/mcf5206.c
index b81901fdfd..fbf3f0f074 100644
--- a/hw/m68k/mcf5206.c
+++ b/hw/m68k/mcf5206.c
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
  * This code is licensed under the GPL
  */
 #include "qemu/osdep.h"
+#include "qemu/error-report.h"
 #include "qemu-common.h"
 #include "cpu.h"
 #include "hw/hw.h"
@@ -220,7 +221,7 @@ static void m5206_mbar_update(m5206_mbar_state *s)
                 break;
             default:
                 /* Unknown vector.  */
-                fprintf(stderr, "Unhandled vector for IRQ %d\n", irq);
+                error_report("Unhandled vector for IRQ %d", irq);
                 vector = 0xf;
                 break;
             }
diff --git a/hw/m68k/mcf5208.c b/hw/m68k/mcf5208.c
index b9dde75106..c9c5f5e588 100644
--- a/hw/m68k/mcf5208.c
+++ b/hw/m68k/mcf5208.c
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
  * This code is licensed under the GPL
  */
 #include "qemu/osdep.h"
+#include "qemu/error-report.h"
 #include "qapi/error.h"
 #include "qemu-common.h"
 #include "cpu.h"
@@ -257,7 +258,7 @@ static void mcf5208evb_init(MachineState *machine)
     mcf5208_sys_init(address_space_mem, pic);
 
     if (nb_nics > 1) {
-        fprintf(stderr, "Too many NICs\n");
+        error_report("Too many NICs");
         exit(1);
     }
     if (nd_table[0].used) {
@@ -292,7 +293,7 @@ static void mcf5208evb_init(MachineState *machine)
         if (qtest_enabled()) {
             return;
         }
-        fprintf(stderr, "Kernel image must be specified\n");
+        error_report("Kernel image must be specified");
         exit(1);
     }
 
@@ -309,7 +310,7 @@ static void mcf5208evb_init(MachineState *machine)
         entry = 0x40000000;
     }
     if (kernel_size < 0) {
-        fprintf(stderr, "qemu: could not load kernel '%s'\n", kernel_filename);
+        error_report("Could not load kernel '%s'", kernel_filename);
         exit(1);
     }