diff --git a/io/dns-resolver.c b/io/dns-resolver.c
index 0ac6b23c02..a407075934 100644
--- a/io/dns-resolver.c
+++ b/io/dns-resolver.c
@@ -164,9 +164,12 @@ int qio_dns_resolver_lookup_sync(QIODNSResolver *resolver,
                                                 addrs,
                                                 errp);
 
-    default:
-        error_setg(errp, "Unknown socket address kind");
+    case SOCKET_ADDRESS_KIND_FD:
+        error_setg(errp, "Unsupported socket address type 'fd'");
         return -1;
+
+    default:
+        abort();
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/ui/vnc.c b/ui/vnc.c
index 1095f9de68..349cfc9d86 100644
--- a/ui/vnc.c
+++ b/ui/vnc.c
@@ -129,10 +129,13 @@ static void vnc_init_basic_info(SocketAddress *addr,
         info->family = NETWORK_ADDRESS_FAMILY_UNIX;
         break;
 
-    default:
-        error_setg(errp, "Unsupported socket kind %d",
-                   addr->type);
+    case SOCKET_ADDRESS_KIND_VSOCK:
+    case SOCKET_ADDRESS_KIND_FD:
+        error_setg(errp, "Unsupported socket address type %s",
+                   SocketAddressKind_lookup[addr->type]);
         break;
+    default:
+        abort();
     }
 
     return;
@@ -411,10 +414,13 @@ VncInfo *qmp_query_vnc(Error **errp)
             info->family = NETWORK_ADDRESS_FAMILY_UNIX;
             break;
 
-        default:
-            error_setg(errp, "Unsupported socket kind %d",
-                       addr->type);
+        case SOCKET_ADDRESS_KIND_VSOCK:
+        case SOCKET_ADDRESS_KIND_FD:
+            error_setg(errp, "Unsupported socket address type %s",
+                       SocketAddressKind_lookup[addr->type]);
             goto out_error;
+        default:
+            abort();
         }
 
         info->has_host = true;
diff --git a/util/qemu-sockets.c b/util/qemu-sockets.c
index 9b7368113c..4ae37bd2a2 100644
--- a/util/qemu-sockets.c
+++ b/util/qemu-sockets.c
@@ -1337,9 +1337,7 @@ char *socket_address_to_string(struct SocketAddress *addr, Error **errp)
         break;
 
     default:
-        error_setg(errp, "socket family %d unsupported",
-                   addr->type);
-        return NULL;
+        abort();
     }
     return buf;
 }