diff --git a/hw/mips/boston.c b/hw/mips/boston.c
index 1cb4b6aca2..d91a477191 100644
--- a/hw/mips/boston.c
+++ b/hw/mips/boston.c
@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@ static const void *boston_fdt_filter(void *opaque, const void *fdt_orig,
 
     err = fdt_open_into(fdt_orig, fdt, fdt_sz);
     if (err) {
-        fprintf(stderr, "unable to open FDT\n");
+        error_report("unable to open FDT");
         return NULL;
     }
 
@@ -361,7 +361,7 @@ static const void *boston_fdt_filter(void *opaque, const void *fdt_orig,
             ? machine->kernel_cmdline : " ";
     err = qemu_fdt_setprop_string(fdt, "/chosen", "bootargs", cmdline);
     if (err < 0) {
-        fprintf(stderr, "couldn't set /chosen/bootargs\n");
+        error_report("couldn't set /chosen/bootargs");
         return NULL;
     }
 
diff --git a/hw/mips/mips_fulong2e.c b/hw/mips/mips_fulong2e.c
index 725e25a134..f68c625666 100644
--- a/hw/mips/mips_fulong2e.c
+++ b/hw/mips/mips_fulong2e.c
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ static int64_t load_kernel (CPUMIPSState *env)
                            (uint64_t *)&kernel_low, (uint64_t *)&kernel_high,
                            0, EM_MIPS, 1, 0);
     if (kernel_size < 0) {
-        error_report("qemu: could not load kernel '%s': %s",
+        error_report("could not load kernel '%s': %s",
                      loaderparams.kernel_filename,
                      load_elf_strerror(kernel_size));
         exit(1);
@@ -134,17 +134,16 @@ static int64_t load_kernel (CPUMIPSState *env)
         if (initrd_size > 0) {
             initrd_offset = (kernel_high + ~INITRD_PAGE_MASK) & INITRD_PAGE_MASK;
             if (initrd_offset + initrd_size > ram_size) {
-                fprintf(stderr,
-                        "qemu: memory too small for initial ram disk '%s'\n",
-                        loaderparams.initrd_filename);
+                error_report("memory too small for initial ram disk '%s'",
+                             loaderparams.initrd_filename);
                 exit(1);
             }
             initrd_size = load_image_targphys(loaderparams.initrd_filename,
                                      initrd_offset, ram_size - initrd_offset);
         }
         if (initrd_size == (target_ulong) -1) {
-            fprintf(stderr, "qemu: could not load initial ram disk '%s'\n",
-                    loaderparams.initrd_filename);
+            error_report("could not load initial ram disk '%s'",
+                         loaderparams.initrd_filename);
             exit(1);
         }
     }
@@ -338,7 +337,7 @@ static void mips_fulong2e_init(MachineState *machine)
 
     isa_bus = vt82c686b_init(pci_bus, PCI_DEVFN(FULONG2E_VIA_SLOT, 0));
     if (!isa_bus) {
-        fprintf(stderr, "vt82c686b_init error\n");
+        error_report("vt82c686b_init error");
         exit(1);
     }
 
diff --git a/hw/mips/mips_jazz.c b/hw/mips/mips_jazz.c
index 0d2c0683ba..596f3c210e 100644
--- a/hw/mips/mips_jazz.c
+++ b/hw/mips/mips_jazz.c
@@ -268,10 +268,10 @@ static void mips_jazz_init(MachineState *machine,
             sysbus_connect_irq(sysbus, 0, qdev_get_gpio_in(rc4030, 4));
             break;
         } else if (is_help_option(nd->model)) {
-            fprintf(stderr, "qemu: Supported NICs: dp83932\n");
+            error_report("Supported NICs: dp83932");
             exit(1);
         } else {
-            fprintf(stderr, "qemu: Unsupported NIC: %s\n", nd->model);
+            error_report("Unsupported NIC: %s", nd->model);
             exit(1);
         }
     }
diff --git a/hw/mips/mips_malta.c b/hw/mips/mips_malta.c
index 37f19428d6..7ca8ba2086 100644
--- a/hw/mips/mips_malta.c
+++ b/hw/mips/mips_malta.c
@@ -812,7 +812,7 @@ static int64_t load_kernel (void)
                            NULL, (uint64_t *)&kernel_entry, NULL,
                            (uint64_t *)&kernel_high, big_endian, EM_MIPS, 1, 0);
     if (kernel_size < 0) {
-        error_report("qemu: could not load kernel '%s': %s",
+        error_report("could not load kernel '%s': %s",
                      loaderparams.kernel_filename,
                      load_elf_strerror(kernel_size));
         exit(1);
@@ -846,9 +846,8 @@ static int64_t load_kernel (void)
             initrd_offset = (loaderparams.ram_low_size - initrd_size - 131072
                              - ~INITRD_PAGE_MASK) & INITRD_PAGE_MASK;
             if (kernel_high >= initrd_offset) {
-                fprintf(stderr,
-                        "qemu: memory too small for initial ram disk '%s'\n",
-                        loaderparams.initrd_filename);
+                error_report("memory too small for initial ram disk '%s'",
+                             loaderparams.initrd_filename);
                 exit(1);
             }
             initrd_size = load_image_targphys(loaderparams.initrd_filename,
@@ -856,8 +855,8 @@ static int64_t load_kernel (void)
                                               ram_size - initrd_offset);
         }
         if (initrd_size == (target_ulong) -1) {
-            fprintf(stderr, "qemu: could not load initial ram disk '%s'\n",
-                    loaderparams.initrd_filename);
+            error_report("could not load initial ram disk '%s'",
+                         loaderparams.initrd_filename);
             exit(1);
         }
     }
@@ -1034,9 +1033,8 @@ void mips_malta_init(MachineState *machine)
 
     /* allocate RAM */
     if (ram_size > (2048u << 20)) {
-        fprintf(stderr,
-                "qemu: Too much memory for this machine: %d MB, maximum 2048 MB\n",
-                ((unsigned int)ram_size / (1 << 20)));
+        error_report("Too much memory for this machine: %dMB, maximum 2048MB",
+                     ((unsigned int)ram_size / (1 << 20)));
         exit(1);
     }
 
diff --git a/hw/mips/mips_mipssim.c b/hw/mips/mips_mipssim.c
index e5d3654586..e0ba5efc84 100644
--- a/hw/mips/mips_mipssim.c
+++ b/hw/mips/mips_mipssim.c
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ static int64_t load_kernel(void)
         if ((entry & ~0x7fffffffULL) == 0x80000000)
             entry = (int32_t)entry;
     } else {
-        error_report("qemu: could not load kernel '%s': %s",
+        error_report("could not load kernel '%s': %s",
                      loaderparams.kernel_filename,
                      load_elf_strerror(kernel_size));
         exit(1);
@@ -92,17 +92,16 @@ static int64_t load_kernel(void)
         if (initrd_size > 0) {
             initrd_offset = (kernel_high + ~INITRD_PAGE_MASK) & INITRD_PAGE_MASK;
             if (initrd_offset + initrd_size > loaderparams.ram_size) {
-                fprintf(stderr,
-                        "qemu: memory too small for initial ram disk '%s'\n",
-                        loaderparams.initrd_filename);
+                error_report("memory too small for initial ram disk '%s'",
+                             loaderparams.initrd_filename);
                 exit(1);
             }
             initrd_size = load_image_targphys(loaderparams.initrd_filename,
                 initrd_offset, loaderparams.ram_size - initrd_offset);
         }
         if (initrd_size == (target_ulong) -1) {
-            fprintf(stderr, "qemu: could not load initial ram disk '%s'\n",
-                    loaderparams.initrd_filename);
+            error_report("could not load initial ram disk '%s'",
+                         loaderparams.initrd_filename);
             exit(1);
         }
     }
diff --git a/hw/mips/mips_r4k.c b/hw/mips/mips_r4k.c
index 244bd41813..4c17e32559 100644
--- a/hw/mips/mips_r4k.c
+++ b/hw/mips/mips_r4k.c
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ static int64_t load_kernel(void)
         if ((entry & ~0x7fffffffULL) == 0x80000000)
             entry = (int32_t)entry;
     } else {
-        error_report("qemu: could not load kernel '%s': %s",
+        error_report("could not load kernel '%s': %s",
                      loaderparams.kernel_filename,
                      load_elf_strerror(kernel_size));
         exit(1);
@@ -112,9 +112,8 @@ static int64_t load_kernel(void)
         if (initrd_size > 0) {
             initrd_offset = (kernel_high + ~INITRD_PAGE_MASK) & INITRD_PAGE_MASK;
             if (initrd_offset + initrd_size > ram_size) {
-                fprintf(stderr,
-                        "qemu: memory too small for initial ram disk '%s'\n",
-                        loaderparams.initrd_filename);
+                error_report("memory too small for initial ram disk '%s'",
+                             loaderparams.initrd_filename);
                 exit(1);
             }
             initrd_size = load_image_targphys(loaderparams.initrd_filename,
@@ -122,8 +121,8 @@ static int64_t load_kernel(void)
                                               ram_size - initrd_offset);
         }
         if (initrd_size == (target_ulong) -1) {
-            fprintf(stderr, "qemu: could not load initial ram disk '%s'\n",
-                    loaderparams.initrd_filename);
+            error_report("could not load initial ram disk '%s'",
+                         loaderparams.initrd_filename);
             exit(1);
         }
     }
@@ -196,9 +195,8 @@ void mips_r4k_init(MachineState *machine)
 
     /* allocate RAM */
     if (ram_size > (256 << 20)) {
-        fprintf(stderr,
-                "qemu: Too much memory for this machine: %d MB, maximum 256 MB\n",
-                ((unsigned int)ram_size / (1 << 20)));
+        error_report("Too much memory for this machine: %dMB, maximum 256MB",
+                     ((unsigned int)ram_size / (1 << 20)));
         exit(1);
     }
     memory_region_allocate_system_memory(ram, NULL, "mips_r4k.ram", ram_size);
@@ -239,7 +237,7 @@ void mips_r4k_init(MachineState *machine)
                                    blk_by_legacy_dinfo(dinfo),
                                    sector_len, mips_rom / sector_len,
                                    4, 0, 0, 0, 0, be)) {
-            fprintf(stderr, "qemu: Error registering flash memory.\n");
+            error_report("Error registering flash memory.");
 	}
     } else if (!qtest_enabled()) {
         /* not fatal */
