diff --git a/target/s390x/kvm.c b/target/s390x/kvm.c
index 19530fb94e..2c6e35b5aa 100644
--- a/target/s390x/kvm.c
+++ b/target/s390x/kvm.c
@@ -782,7 +782,7 @@ int kvm_s390_mem_op(S390CPU *cpu, vaddr addr, uint8_t ar, void *hostbuf,
 
     ret = kvm_vcpu_ioctl(CPU(cpu), KVM_S390_MEM_OP, &mem_op);
     if (ret < 0) {
-        error_printf("KVM_S390_MEM_OP failed: %s\n", strerror(-ret));
+        warn_report("KVM_S390_MEM_OP failed: %s", strerror(-ret));
     }
     return ret;
 }