diff --git a/net/socket.c b/net/socket.c
index 66016c8..9825422 100644
--- a/net/socket.c
+++ b/net/socket.c
@@ -209,7 +209,9 @@ static void net_socket_send_dgram(void *opaque)
     }
 }
 
-static int net_socket_mcast_create(struct sockaddr_in *mcastaddr, struct in_addr *localaddr)
+static int net_socket_mcast_create(struct sockaddr_in *mcastaddr,
+                                   struct in_addr *localaddr,
+                                   Error **errp)
 {
     struct ip_mreq imr;
     int fd;
@@ -221,8 +223,8 @@ static int net_socket_mcast_create(struct sockaddr_in *mcastaddr, struct in_addr
 #endif
 
     if (!IN_MULTICAST(ntohl(mcastaddr->sin_addr.s_addr))) {
-        fprintf(stderr, "qemu: error: specified mcastaddr \"%s\" (0x%08x) "
-                "does not contain a multicast address\n",
+        error_setg(errp, "qemu: error: specified mcastaddr %s (0x%08x) "
+                "does not contain a multicast address",
                 inet_ntoa(mcastaddr->sin_addr),
                 (int)ntohl(mcastaddr->sin_addr.s_addr));
         return -1;
@@ -230,7 +232,8 @@ static int net_socket_mcast_create(struct sockaddr_in *mcastaddr, struct in_addr
     }
     fd = qemu_socket(PF_INET, SOCK_DGRAM, 0);
     if (fd < 0) {
-        perror("socket(PF_INET, SOCK_DGRAM)");
+        error_setg_errno(errp, errno, "Create socket(PF_INET, SOCK_DGRAM)"
+                         " failed");
         return -1;
     }
 
@@ -242,13 +245,15 @@ static int net_socket_mcast_create(struct sockaddr_in *mcastaddr, struct in_addr
     val = 1;
     ret = qemu_setsockopt(fd, SOL_SOCKET, SO_REUSEADDR, &val, sizeof(val));
     if (ret < 0) {
-        perror("setsockopt(SOL_SOCKET, SO_REUSEADDR)");
+        error_setg_errno(errp, errno, "Set the socket fd=%d attribute"
+                         " SO_REUSEADDR failed", fd);
         goto fail;
     }
 
     ret = bind(fd, (struct sockaddr *)mcastaddr, sizeof(*mcastaddr));
     if (ret < 0) {
-        perror("bind");
+        error_setg_errno(errp, errno, "Bind ip=%s to fd=%d failed",
+                         inet_ntoa(mcastaddr->sin_addr), fd);
         goto fail;
     }
 
@@ -263,7 +268,8 @@ static int net_socket_mcast_create(struct sockaddr_in *mcastaddr, struct in_addr
     ret = qemu_setsockopt(fd, IPPROTO_IP, IP_ADD_MEMBERSHIP,
                           &imr, sizeof(struct ip_mreq));
     if (ret < 0) {
-        perror("setsockopt(IP_ADD_MEMBERSHIP)");
+        error_setg_errno(errp, errno, "Add socket fd=%d to multicast group %s"
+                " failed", fd, inet_ntoa(imr.imr_multiaddr));
         goto fail;
     }
 
@@ -272,7 +278,8 @@ static int net_socket_mcast_create(struct sockaddr_in *mcastaddr, struct in_addr
     ret = qemu_setsockopt(fd, IPPROTO_IP, IP_MULTICAST_LOOP,
                           &loop, sizeof(loop));
     if (ret < 0) {
-        perror("setsockopt(SOL_IP, IP_MULTICAST_LOOP)");
+        error_setg_errno(errp, errno, "Force multicast message to loopback"
+                         " failed");
         goto fail;
     }
 
@@ -281,7 +288,8 @@ static int net_socket_mcast_create(struct sockaddr_in *mcastaddr, struct in_addr
         ret = qemu_setsockopt(fd, IPPROTO_IP, IP_MULTICAST_IF,
                               localaddr, sizeof(*localaddr));
         if (ret < 0) {
-            perror("setsockopt(IP_MULTICAST_IF)");
+            error_setg_errno(errp, errno, "Set the default network send "
+                             "interfaec failed");
             goto fail;
         }
     }
@@ -320,7 +328,8 @@ static NetClientInfo net_dgram_socket_info = {
 static NetSocketState *net_socket_fd_init_dgram(NetClientState *peer,
                                                 const char *model,
                                                 const char *name,
-                                                int fd, int is_connected)
+                                                int fd, int is_connected,
+                                                Error **errp)
 {
     struct sockaddr_in saddr;
     int newfd;
@@ -342,7 +351,7 @@ static NetSocketState *net_socket_fd_init_dgram(NetClientState *peer,
                 goto err;
             }
             /* clone dgram socket */
-            newfd = net_socket_mcast_create(&saddr, NULL);
+            newfd = net_socket_mcast_create(&saddr, NULL, errp);
             if (newfd < 0) {
                 /* error already reported by net_socket_mcast_create() */
                 goto err;
@@ -352,8 +361,8 @@ static NetSocketState *net_socket_fd_init_dgram(NetClientState *peer,
             close(newfd);
 
         } else {
-            fprintf(stderr,
-                    "qemu: error: init_dgram: fd=%d failed getsockname(): %s\n",
+            error_setg(errp,
+                    "qemu: error: init_dgram: fd=%d failed getsockname(): %s",
                     fd, strerror(errno));
             goto err;
         }
@@ -432,25 +441,27 @@ static NetSocketState *net_socket_fd_init_stream(NetClientState *peer,
 
 static NetSocketState *net_socket_fd_init(NetClientState *peer,
                                           const char *model, const char *name,
-                                          int fd, int is_connected)
+                                          int fd, int is_connected,
+                                          Error **errp)
 {
     int so_type = -1, optlen=sizeof(so_type);
 
     if(getsockopt(fd, SOL_SOCKET, SO_TYPE, (char *)&so_type,
         (socklen_t *)&optlen)< 0) {
-        fprintf(stderr, "qemu: error: getsockopt(SO_TYPE) for fd=%d failed\n",
+        error_setg(errp, "qemu: error: getsockopt(SO_TYPE) for fd=%d failed",
                 fd);
         closesocket(fd);
         return NULL;
     }
     switch(so_type) {
     case SOCK_DGRAM:
-        return net_socket_fd_init_dgram(peer, model, name, fd, is_connected);
+        return net_socket_fd_init_dgram(peer, model, name, fd, is_connected,
+            errp);
     case SOCK_STREAM:
         return net_socket_fd_init_stream(peer, model, name, fd, is_connected);
     default:
-        error_report("qemu: error: socket type=%d for fd=%d is not"
-                " SOCK_DGRAM or SOCK_STREAM", so_type, fd);
+        error_setg(errp, "qemu: error: socket type=%d for fd=%d is not"
+              " SOCK_DGRAM or SOCK_STREAM", so_type, fd);
         closesocket(fd);
     }
     return NULL;
@@ -571,7 +582,7 @@ static int net_socket_connect_init(NetClientState *peer,
             break;
         }
     }
-    s = net_socket_fd_init(peer, model, name, fd, connected);
+    s = net_socket_fd_init(peer, model, name, fd, connected, errp);
     if (!s)
         return -1;
     snprintf(s->nc.info_str, sizeof(s->nc.info_str),
@@ -603,11 +614,11 @@ static int net_socket_mcast_init(NetClientState *peer,
         param_localaddr = NULL;
     }
 
-    fd = net_socket_mcast_create(&saddr, param_localaddr);
+    fd = net_socket_mcast_create(&saddr, param_localaddr, errp);
     if (fd < 0)
         return -1;
 
-    s = net_socket_fd_init(peer, model, name, fd, 0);
+    s = net_socket_fd_init(peer, model, name, fd, 0, errp);
     if (!s)
         return -1;
 
@@ -658,7 +669,7 @@ static int net_socket_udp_init(NetClientState *peer,
     }
     qemu_set_nonblock(fd);
 
-    s = net_socket_fd_init(peer, model, name, fd, 0);
+    s = net_socket_fd_init(peer, model, name, fd, 0, errp);
     if (!s) {
         return -1;
     }
@@ -702,7 +713,7 @@ int net_init_socket(const Netdev *netdev, const char *name,
             return -1;
         }
         qemu_set_nonblock(fd);
-        if (!net_socket_fd_init(peer, "socket", name, fd, 1)) {
+        if (!net_socket_fd_init(peer, "socket", name, fd, 1, errp)) {
             return -1;
         }
         return 0;
