diff --git a/hw/i386/pc.c b/hw/i386/pc.c
index 0e5c86ae1b..9e37186776 100644
--- a/hw/i386/pc.c
+++ b/hw/i386/pc.c
@@ -377,8 +377,8 @@ ISADevice *pc_find_fdc0(void)
 
     if (state.multiple) {
         error_report("warning: multiple floppy disk controllers with "
-                     "iobase=0x3f0 have been found;\n"
-                     "the one being picked for CMOS setup might not reflect "
+                     "iobase=0x3f0 have been found");
+        error_printf("the one being picked for CMOS setup might not reflect "
                      "your intent");
     }
 
diff --git a/kvm-all.c b/kvm-all.c
index bd9e7641b2..9148889921 100644
--- a/kvm-all.c
+++ b/kvm-all.c
@@ -2063,9 +2063,9 @@ void kvm_device_access(int fd, int group, uint64_t attr,
                            write ? KVM_SET_DEVICE_ATTR : KVM_GET_DEVICE_ATTR,
                            &kvmattr);
     if (err < 0) {
-        error_report("KVM_%s_DEVICE_ATTR failed: %s\n"
-                     "Group %d attr 0x%016" PRIx64, write ? "SET" : "GET",
-                     strerror(-err), group, attr);
+        error_report("KVM_%s_DEVICE_ATTR failed: %s",
+                     write ? "SET" : "GET", strerror(-err));
+        error_printf("Group %d attr 0x%016" PRIx64, group, attr);
         abort();
     }
 }
diff --git a/qemu-nbd.c b/qemu-nbd.c
index 023eacd1c8..a4cf847976 100644
--- a/qemu-nbd.c
+++ b/qemu-nbd.c
@@ -599,9 +599,8 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
     }
 
     if ((argc - optind) != 1) {
-        error_report("Invalid number of argument.\n"
-                     "Try `%s --help' for more information.",
-                     argv[0]);
+        error_report("Invalid number of arguments");
+        error_printf("Try `%s --help' for more information.\n", argv[0]);
         exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
     }