diff --git a/qemu-io.c b/qemu-io.c
index 2c52ac0..8d5d591 100644
--- a/qemu-io.c
+++ b/qemu-io.c
@@ -522,8 +522,8 @@
     signal(SIGPIPE, SIG_IGN);
 #endif
 
+    error_init(argv[0]);
     module_call_init(MODULE_INIT_TRACE);
-    error_set_progname(argv[0]);
     qemu_init_exec_dir(argv[0]);
 
     qcrypto_init(&error_fatal);