diff --git a/qemu-io.c b/qemu-io.c
index 91a445a..d7a32e4 100644
--- a/qemu-io.c
+++ b/qemu-io.c
@@ -464,8 +464,7 @@
     }
 
     if (qemu_init_main_loop(&local_error)) {
-        error_report("%s", error_get_pretty(local_error));
-        error_free(local_error);
+        error_report_err(local_error);
         exit(1);
     }