diff --git a/chardev/char-socket.c b/chardev/char-socket.c
index 185fe38dda..e5ee685f8c 100644
--- a/chardev/char-socket.c
+++ b/chardev/char-socket.c
@@ -138,8 +138,9 @@ static void check_report_connect_error(Chardev *chr,
     SocketChardev *s = SOCKET_CHARDEV(chr);
 
     if (!s->connect_err_reported) {
-        error_report("Unable to connect character device %s: %s",
-                     chr->label, error_get_pretty(err));
+        error_reportf_err(err,
+                          "Unable to connect character device %s: ",
+                          chr->label);
         s->connect_err_reported = true;
     }
     qemu_chr_socket_restart_timer(chr);
diff --git a/hw/sd/pxa2xx_mmci.c b/hw/sd/pxa2xx_mmci.c
index 8f9ab0ec16..f9c50ddda5 100644
--- a/hw/sd/pxa2xx_mmci.c
+++ b/hw/sd/pxa2xx_mmci.c
@@ -497,12 +497,12 @@ PXA2xxMMCIState *pxa2xx_mmci_init(MemoryRegion *sysmem,
     carddev = qdev_create(qdev_get_child_bus(dev, "sd-bus"), TYPE_SD_CARD);
     qdev_prop_set_drive(carddev, "drive", blk, &err);
     if (err) {
-        error_report("failed to init SD card: %s", error_get_pretty(err));
+        error_reportf_err(err, "failed to init SD card: ");
         return NULL;
     }
     object_property_set_bool(OBJECT(carddev), true, "realized", &err);
     if (err) {
-        error_report("failed to init SD card: %s", error_get_pretty(err));
+        error_reportf_err(err, "failed to init SD card: ");
         return NULL;
     }
 
diff --git a/hw/sd/sd.c b/hw/sd/sd.c
index 71a9af09ab..3c06a0ac6d 100644
--- a/hw/sd/sd.c
+++ b/hw/sd/sd.c
@@ -703,13 +703,13 @@ SDState *sd_init(BlockBackend *blk, bool is_spi)
     dev = DEVICE(obj);
     qdev_prop_set_drive(dev, "drive", blk, &err);
     if (err) {
-        error_report("sd_init failed: %s", error_get_pretty(err));
+        error_reportf_err(err, "sd_init failed: ");
         return NULL;
     }
     qdev_prop_set_bit(dev, "spi", is_spi);
     object_property_set_bool(obj, true, "realized", &err);
     if (err) {
-        error_report("sd_init failed: %s", error_get_pretty(err));
+        error_reportf_err(err, "sd_init failed: ");
         return NULL;
     }
 
diff --git a/hw/usb/dev-mtp.c b/hw/usb/dev-mtp.c
index 20717f026b..168428156b 100644
--- a/hw/usb/dev-mtp.c
+++ b/hw/usb/dev-mtp.c
@@ -631,8 +631,9 @@ static void usb_mtp_object_readdir(MTPState *s, MTPObject *o)
         int64_t id = qemu_file_monitor_add_watch(s->file_monitor, o->path, NULL,
                                                  file_monitor_event, s, &err);
         if (id == -1) {
-            error_report("usb-mtp: failed to add watch for %s: %s", o->path,
-                         error_get_pretty(err));
+            error_reportf_err(err,
+                              "usb-mtp: failed to add watch for %s: ",
+                              o->path);
             error_free(err);
         } else {
             trace_usb_mtp_file_monitor_event(s->dev.addr, o->path,
@@ -1276,8 +1277,8 @@ static void usb_mtp_command(MTPState *s, MTPControl *c)
 
         s->file_monitor = qemu_file_monitor_new(&err);
         if (err) {
-            error_report("usb-mtp: file monitoring init failed: %s",
-                         error_get_pretty(err));
+            error_reportf_err(err,
+                              "usb-mtp: file monitoring init failed: ");
             error_free(err);
         } else {
             QTAILQ_INIT(&s->events);
diff --git a/qemu-nbd.c b/qemu-nbd.c
index 4aa005004e..fe8b0052a2 100644
--- a/qemu-nbd.c
+++ b/qemu-nbd.c
@@ -856,8 +856,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
         }
         tlscreds = nbd_get_tls_creds(tlscredsid, list, &local_err);
         if (local_err) {
-            error_report("Failed to get TLS creds %s",
-                         error_get_pretty(local_err));
+            error_reportf_err(local_err, "Failed to get TLS creds: ");
             exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
         }
     } else {
@@ -979,8 +978,8 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
                                              &local_err);
             if (sioc == NULL) {
                 object_unref(OBJECT(server));
-                error_report("Failed to use socket activation: %s",
-                             error_get_pretty(local_err));
+                error_reportf_err(local_err,
+                                  "Failed to use socket activation: ");
                 exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
             }
             qio_net_listener_add(server, sioc);
diff --git a/scsi/qemu-pr-helper.c b/scsi/qemu-pr-helper.c
index 181ed4a186..57ad830d54 100644
--- a/scsi/qemu-pr-helper.c
+++ b/scsi/qemu-pr-helper.c
@@ -1030,8 +1030,8 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
         server_ioc = qio_channel_socket_new_fd(FIRST_SOCKET_ACTIVATION_FD,
                                                &local_err);
         if (server_ioc == NULL) {
-            error_report("Failed to use socket activation: %s",
-                         error_get_pretty(local_err));
+            error_reportf_err(local_err,
+                              "Failed to use socket activation: ");
             exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
         }
     }
