diff --git a/hw/misc/vfio.c b/hw/misc/vfio.c
index 7147430e6139..9cf5b8404550 100644
--- a/hw/misc/vfio.c
+++ b/hw/misc/vfio.c
@@ -1043,7 +1043,7 @@ static void vfio_bar_write(void *opaque, hwaddr addr,
         buf.dword = cpu_to_le32(data);
         break;
     default:
-        hw_error("vfio: unsupported write size, %d bytes\n", size);
+        hw_error("vfio: unsupported write size, %d bytes", size);
         break;
     }
 
@@ -1103,7 +1103,7 @@ static uint64_t vfio_bar_read(void *opaque,
         data = le32_to_cpu(buf.dword);
         break;
     default:
-        hw_error("vfio: unsupported read size, %d bytes\n", size);
+        hw_error("vfio: unsupported read size, %d bytes", size);
         break;
     }
 
@@ -1157,7 +1157,7 @@ static void vfio_pci_load_rom(VFIODevice *vdev)
     if (!vdev->rom_size) {
         vdev->rom_read_failed = true;
         error_report("vfio-pci: Cannot read device rom at "
-                    "%04x:%02x:%02x.%x\n",
+                    "%04x:%02x:%02x.%x",
                     vdev->host.domain, vdev->host.bus, vdev->host.slot,
                     vdev->host.function);
         error_printf("Device option ROM contents are probably invalid "
@@ -1338,7 +1338,7 @@ static void vfio_vga_write(void *opaque, hwaddr addr,
         buf.dword = cpu_to_le32(data);
         break;
     default:
-        hw_error("vfio: unsupported write size, %d bytes\n", size);
+        hw_error("vfio: unsupported write size, %d bytes", size);
         break;
     }
 
@@ -1381,7 +1381,7 @@ static uint64_t vfio_vga_read(void *opaque, hwaddr addr, unsigned size)
         data = le32_to_cpu(buf.dword);
         break;
     default:
-        hw_error("vfio: unsupported read size, %d bytes\n", size);
+        hw_error("vfio: unsupported read size, %d bytes", size);
         break;
     }
 
@@ -1426,7 +1426,7 @@ static uint64_t vfio_generic_window_quirk_read(void *opaque,
 
         if (!vfio_range_contained(addr, size, quirk->data.data_offset,
                                   quirk->data.data_size)) {
-            hw_error("%s: window data read not fully contained: %s\n",
+            hw_error("%s: window data read not fully contained: %s",
                      __func__, memory_region_name(&quirk->mem));
         }
 
@@ -1455,7 +1455,7 @@ static void vfio_generic_window_quirk_write(void *opaque, hwaddr addr,
                        quirk->data.address_offset, quirk->data.address_size)) {
 
         if (addr != quirk->data.address_offset) {
-            hw_error("%s: offset write into address window: %s\n",
+            hw_error("%s: offset write into address window: %s",
                      __func__, memory_region_name(&quirk->mem));
         }
 
@@ -1476,7 +1476,7 @@ static void vfio_generic_window_quirk_write(void *opaque, hwaddr addr,
 
         if (!vfio_range_contained(addr, size, quirk->data.data_offset,
                                   quirk->data.data_size)) {
-            hw_error("%s: window data write not fully contained: %s\n",
+            hw_error("%s: window data write not fully contained: %s",
                      __func__, memory_region_name(&quirk->mem));
         }
 
@@ -1512,7 +1512,7 @@ static uint64_t vfio_generic_quirk_read(void *opaque,
         ranges_overlap(addr, size, offset, quirk->data.address_mask + 1)) {
         if (!vfio_range_contained(addr, size, offset,
                                   quirk->data.address_mask + 1)) {
-            hw_error("%s: read not fully contained: %s\n",
+            hw_error("%s: read not fully contained: %s",
                      __func__, memory_region_name(&quirk->mem));
         }
 
@@ -1541,7 +1541,7 @@ static void vfio_generic_quirk_write(void *opaque, hwaddr addr,
         ranges_overlap(addr, size, offset, quirk->data.address_mask + 1)) {
         if (!vfio_range_contained(addr, size, offset,
                                   quirk->data.address_mask + 1)) {
-            hw_error("%s: write not fully contained: %s\n",
+            hw_error("%s: write not fully contained: %s",
                      __func__, memory_region_name(&quirk->mem));
         }
 
@@ -2299,7 +2299,7 @@ static void vfio_listener_region_add(MemoryListener *listener,
                 container->iommu_data.type1.error = ret;
             }
         } else {
-            hw_error("vfio: DMA mapping failed, unable to continue\n");
+            hw_error("vfio: DMA mapping failed, unable to continue");
         }
     }
 }
@@ -2969,7 +2969,7 @@ static void vfio_pci_pre_reset(VFIODevice *vdev)
             pmcsr = vfio_pci_read_config(pdev, vdev->pm_cap + PCI_PM_CTRL, 2);
             state = pmcsr & PCI_PM_CTRL_STATE_MASK;
             if (state) {
-                error_report("vfio: Unable to power on device, stuck in D%d\n",
+                error_report("vfio: Unable to power on device, stuck in D%d",
                              state);
             }
         }
@@ -3268,7 +3268,7 @@ static void vfio_kvm_device_del_group(VFIOGroup *group)
     }
 
     if (ioctl(vfio_kvm_device_fd, KVM_SET_DEVICE_ATTR, &attr)) {
-        error_report("Failed to remove group %d to KVM VFIO device: %m",
+        error_report("Failed to remove group %d from KVM VFIO device: %m",
                      group->groupid);
     }
 #endif
@@ -3336,7 +3336,7 @@ static int vfio_connect_container(VFIOGroup *group)
             vfio_listener_release(container);
             g_free(container);
             close(fd);
-            error_report("vfio: memory listener initialization failed for container\n");
+            error_report("vfio: memory listener initialization failed for container");
             return ret;
         }