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1 files changed, 6 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/vl.c b/vl.c
index 8904db1a33..c18bb80649 100644
--- a/vl.c
+++ b/vl.c
@@ -1984,8 +1984,8 @@ static int serial_parse(const char *devname)
     snprintf(label, sizeof(label), "serial%d", index);
     serial_hds[index] = qemu_chr_new(label, devname, NULL);
     if (!serial_hds[index]) {
-        fprintf(stderr, "qemu: could not open serial device '%s': %s\n",
-                devname, strerror(errno));
+        fprintf(stderr, "qemu: could not connect serial device"
+                " to character backend '%s'\n", devname);
         return -1;
     }
     index++;
@@ -2006,8 +2006,8 @@ static int parallel_parse(const char *devname)
     snprintf(label, sizeof(label), "parallel%d", index);
     parallel_hds[index] = qemu_chr_new(label, devname, NULL);
     if (!parallel_hds[index]) {
-        fprintf(stderr, "qemu: could not open parallel device '%s': %s\n",
-                devname, strerror(errno));
+        fprintf(stderr, "qemu: could not connect parallel device"
+                " to character backend '%s'\n", devname);
         return -1;
     }
     index++;
@@ -2041,8 +2041,8 @@ static int virtcon_parse(const char *devname)
     snprintf(label, sizeof(label), "virtcon%d", index);
     virtcon_hds[index] = qemu_chr_new(label, devname, NULL);
     if (!virtcon_hds[index]) {
-        fprintf(stderr, "qemu: could not open virtio console '%s': %s\n",
-                devname, strerror(errno));
+        fprintf(stderr, "qemu: could not connect virtio console"
+                " to character backend '%s'\n", devname);
         return -1;
     }
     qemu_opt_set(dev_opts, "chardev", label);