diff --git a/hw/armv7m_nvic.c b/hw/armv7m_nvic.c
index 8d8d0a4e8b..f0a2e7b5d2 100644
--- a/hw/armv7m_nvic.c
+++ b/hw/armv7m_nvic.c
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ static uint32_t nvic_readl(nvic_state *s, uint32_t offset)
         return val;
     case 0xd28: /* Configurable Fault Status.  */
         /* TODO: Implement Fault Status.  */
-        hw_error("Not implemented: Configurable Fault Status.");
+        qemu_log_mask(LOG_UNIMP, "Configurable Fault Status unimplemented\n");
         return 0;
     case 0xd2c: /* Hard Fault Status.  */
     case 0xd30: /* Debug Fault Status.  */
@@ -242,7 +242,8 @@ static uint32_t nvic_readl(nvic_state *s, uint32_t offset)
     case 0xd38: /* Bus Fault Address.  */
     case 0xd3c: /* Aux Fault Status.  */
         /* TODO: Implement fault status registers.  */
-        goto bad_reg;
+        qemu_log_mask(LOG_UNIMP, "Fault status registers unimplemented\n");
+        return 0;
     case 0xd40: /* PFR0.  */
         return 0x00000030;
     case 0xd44: /* PRF1.  */
@@ -271,8 +272,8 @@ static uint32_t nvic_readl(nvic_state *s, uint32_t offset)
         return 0x01310102;
     /* TODO: Implement debug registers.  */
     default:
-    bad_reg:
-        hw_error("NVIC: Bad read offset 0x%x\n", offset);
+        qemu_log_mask(LOG_GUEST_ERROR, "NVIC: Bad read offset 0x%x\n", offset);
+        return 0;
     }
 }
 
@@ -335,17 +336,18 @@ static void nvic_writel(nvic_state *s, uint32_t offset, uint32_t value)
     case 0xd0c: /* Application Interrupt/Reset Control.  */
         if ((value >> 16) == 0x05fa) {
             if (value & 2) {
-                hw_error("VECTCLRACTIVE not implemented");
+                qemu_log_mask(LOG_UNIMP, "VECTCLRACTIVE unimplemented\n");
             }
             if (value & 5) {
-                hw_error("System reset");
+                qemu_log_mask(LOG_UNIMP, "AIRCR system reset unimplemented\n");
             }
         }
         break;
     case 0xd10: /* System Control.  */
     case 0xd14: /* Configuration Control.  */
         /* TODO: Implement control registers.  */
-        goto bad_reg;
+        qemu_log_mask(LOG_UNIMP, "NVIC: SCR and CCR unimplemented\n");
+        break;
     case 0xd24: /* System Handler Control.  */
         /* TODO: Real hardware allows you to set/clear the active bits
            under some circumstances.  We don't implement this.  */
@@ -359,15 +361,17 @@ static void nvic_writel(nvic_state *s, uint32_t offset, uint32_t value)
     case 0xd34: /* Mem Manage Address.  */
     case 0xd38: /* Bus Fault Address.  */
     case 0xd3c: /* Aux Fault Status.  */
-        goto bad_reg;
+        qemu_log_mask(LOG_UNIMP,
+                      "NVIC: fault status registers unimplemented\n");
+        break;
     case 0xf00: /* Software Triggered Interrupt Register */
         if ((value & 0x1ff) < s->num_irq) {
             gic_set_pending_private(&s->gic, 0, value & 0x1ff);
         }
         break;
     default:
-    bad_reg:
-        hw_error("NVIC: Bad write offset 0x%x\n", offset);
+        qemu_log_mask(LOG_GUEST_ERROR,
+                      "NVIC: Bad write offset 0x%x\n", offset);
     }
 }
 
@@ -395,7 +399,9 @@ static uint64_t nvic_sysreg_read(void *opaque, hwaddr addr,
     if (size == 4) {
         return nvic_readl(s, offset);
     }
-    hw_error("NVIC: Bad read of size %d at offset 0x%x\n", size, offset);
+    qemu_log_mask(LOG_GUEST_ERROR,
+                  "NVIC: Bad read of size %d at offset 0x%x\n", size, offset);
+    return 0;
 }
 
 static void nvic_sysreg_write(void *opaque, hwaddr addr,
@@ -418,7 +424,8 @@ static void nvic_sysreg_write(void *opaque, hwaddr addr,
         nvic_writel(s, offset, value);
         return;
     }
-    hw_error("NVIC: Bad write of size %d at offset 0x%x\n", size, offset);
+    qemu_log_mask(LOG_GUEST_ERROR,
+                  "NVIC: Bad write of size %d at offset 0x%x\n", size, offset);
 }
 
 static const MemoryRegionOps nvic_sysreg_ops = {