diff --git a/balloon.c b/balloon.c
index 70c00f5f84..c7033e3dc3 100644
--- a/balloon.c
+++ b/balloon.c
@@ -58,7 +58,6 @@ int qemu_add_balloon_handler(QEMUBalloonEvent *event_func,
         /* We're already registered one balloon handler.  How many can
          * a guest really have?
          */
-        error_report("Another balloon device already registered");
         return -1;
     }
     balloon_event_fn = event_func;
diff --git a/hw/virtio/virtio-balloon.c b/hw/virtio/virtio-balloon.c
index 95b0643448..484c3c333c 100644
--- a/hw/virtio/virtio-balloon.c
+++ b/hw/virtio/virtio-balloon.c
@@ -383,7 +383,7 @@ static void virtio_balloon_device_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
                                    virtio_balloon_stat, s);
 
     if (ret < 0) {
-        error_setg(errp, "Adding balloon handler failed");
+        error_setg(errp, "Only one balloon device is supported");
         virtio_cleanup(vdev);
         return;
     }