diff --git a/savevm.c b/savevm.c
index 2ce439f..ff5ece6 100644
--- a/savevm.c
+++ b/savevm.c
@@ -2410,7 +2410,7 @@
 
     f = qemu_fopen(filename, "wb");
     if (!f) {
-        error_set(errp, QERR_OPEN_FILE_FAILED, filename);
+        error_setg_file_open(errp, errno, filename);
         goto the_end;
     }
     ret = qemu_save_device_state(f);