diff --git a/os-posix.c b/os-posix.c
index 4898ebf4a2..e31a099a2b 100644
--- a/os-posix.c
+++ b/os-posix.c
@@ -319,8 +319,6 @@ int qemu_create_pidfile(const char *filename)
         return -1;
     }
     if (lockf(fd, F_TLOCK, 0) == -1) {
-        fprintf(stderr, "lock file '%s' failed: %s\n",
-                filename, strerror(errno));
         close(fd);
         return -1;
     }