diff --git a/qemu-nbd.c b/qemu-nbd.c
index cd6bd50fae..ba6043680a 100644
--- a/qemu-nbd.c
+++ b/qemu-nbd.c
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ static int tcp_socket_incoming(const char *address, uint16_t port)
     int fd = inet_listen(address_and_port, NULL, 0, SOCK_STREAM, 0, &local_err);
 
     if (local_err != NULL) {
-        qerror_report_err(local_err);
+        error_report("%s", error_get_pretty(local_err));
         error_free(local_err);
     }
     return fd;
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ static int unix_socket_incoming(const char *path)
     int fd = unix_listen(path, NULL, 0, &local_err);
 
     if (local_err != NULL) {
-        qerror_report_err(local_err);
+        error_report("%s", error_get_pretty(local_err));
         error_free(local_err);
     }
     return fd;
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ static int unix_socket_outgoing(const char *path)
     int fd = unix_connect(path, &local_err);
 
     if (local_err != NULL) {
-        qerror_report_err(local_err);
+        error_report("%s", error_get_pretty(local_err));
         error_free(local_err);
     }
     return fd;