diff --git a/qemu-seccomp.c b/qemu-seccomp.c
index 1baa5c69ed..5c73e6ad05 100644
--- a/qemu-seccomp.c
+++ b/qemu-seccomp.c
@@ -12,11 +12,12 @@
  * Contributions after 2012-01-13 are licensed under the terms of the
  * GNU GPL, version 2 or (at your option) any later version.
  */
+
 #include "qemu/osdep.h"
+#include "qapi/error.h"
 #include "qemu/config-file.h"
 #include "qemu/option.h"
 #include "qemu/module.h"
-#include "qemu/error-report.h"
 #include <sys/prctl.h>
 #include <seccomp.h>
 #include "sysemu/seccomp.h"
@@ -190,7 +191,7 @@ int parse_sandbox(void *opaque, QemuOpts *opts, Error **errp)
                  * to provide a little bit of consistency for
                  * the command line */
             } else {
-                error_report("invalid argument for obsolete");
+                error_setg(errp, "invalid argument for obsolete");
                 return -1;
             }
         }
@@ -205,14 +206,13 @@ int parse_sandbox(void *opaque, QemuOpts *opts, Error **errp)
                 /* calling prctl directly because we're
                  * not sure if host has CAP_SYS_ADMIN set*/
                 if (prctl(PR_SET_NO_NEW_PRIVS, 1)) {
-                    error_report("failed to set no_new_privs "
-                                 "aborting");
+                    error_setg(errp, "failed to set no_new_privs aborting");
                     return -1;
                 }
             } else if (g_str_equal(value, "allow")) {
                 /* default value */
             } else {
-                error_report("invalid argument for elevateprivileges");
+                error_setg(errp, "invalid argument for elevateprivileges");
                 return -1;
             }
         }
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ int parse_sandbox(void *opaque, QemuOpts *opts, Error **errp)
             } else if (g_str_equal(value, "allow")) {
                 /* default value */
             } else {
-                error_report("invalid argument for spawn");
+                error_setg(errp, "invalid argument for spawn");
                 return -1;
             }
         }
@@ -236,14 +236,14 @@ int parse_sandbox(void *opaque, QemuOpts *opts, Error **errp)
             } else if (g_str_equal(value, "allow")) {
                 /* default value */
             } else {
-                error_report("invalid argument for resourcecontrol");
+                error_setg(errp, "invalid argument for resourcecontrol");
                 return -1;
             }
         }
 
         if (seccomp_start(seccomp_opts) < 0) {
-            error_report("failed to install seccomp syscall filter "
-                         "in the kernel");
+            error_setg(errp, "failed to install seccomp syscall filter "
+                       "in the kernel");
             return -1;
         }
     }
diff --git a/vl.c b/vl.c
index db83cfe2e9..d7b604c97e 100644
--- a/vl.c
+++ b/vl.c
@@ -3973,8 +3973,8 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv, char **envp)
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SECCOMP
     olist = qemu_find_opts_err("sandbox", NULL);
-    if (olist && qemu_opts_foreach(olist, parse_sandbox, NULL, NULL)) {
-        exit(1);
+    if (olist) {
+        qemu_opts_foreach(olist, parse_sandbox, NULL, &error_fatal);
     }
 #endif