diff --git a/hw/char/xilinx_uartlite.c b/hw/char/xilinx_uartlite.c
index c6512285d7..ae4ccd00c7 100644
--- a/hw/char/xilinx_uartlite.c
+++ b/hw/char/xilinx_uartlite.c
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
  */
 
 #include "qemu/osdep.h"
-#include "hw/hw.h"
+#include "qemu/log.h"
 #include "hw/irq.h"
 #include "hw/qdev-properties.h"
 #include "hw/sysbus.h"
@@ -135,7 +135,8 @@ uart_write(void *opaque, hwaddr addr,
     switch (addr)
     {
         case R_STATUS:
-            hw_error("write to UART STATUS?\n");
+            qemu_log_mask(LOG_GUEST_ERROR, "%s: write to UART STATUS\n",
+                          __func__);
             break;
 
         case R_CTRL: