diff --git a/savevm.c b/savevm.c
index 3ccb246..55cf848 100644
--- a/savevm.c
+++ b/savevm.c
@@ -1628,12 +1628,11 @@ static int delete_snapshot(Monitor *mon, BlockDriverState *bs,
     if (ret < 0) {
         switch (ret) {
         case -ENOTSUP:
-            monitor_printf(mon, "Snapshots not supported on device '%s'\n",
-                           bdrv_get_device_name(bs));
+            qerror_report(QERR_DEVICE_NO_SNAPSHOT, bdrv_get_device_name(bs));
             break;
         default:
-            monitor_printf(mon, "Error %d while deleting snapshot on '%s'\n",
-                           ret, bdrv_get_device_name(bs));
+            qerror_report(QERR_SNAPSHOT_DELETE_FAILED, bdrv_get_device_name(bs),
+                          get_errno_string(ret));
             break;
         }
     }