diff --git a/src/bin/system/e_system_main.c b/src/bin/system/e_system_main.c
index 001a6c078..1267aedcd 100644
--- a/src/bin/system/e_system_main.c
+++ b/src/bin/system/e_system_main.c
@@ -117,45 +117,45 @@ setuid_setup(void)
 
    if (setuid(0) != 0)
      {
-        fprintf(stderr, "Unable to assume root user privileges\n");
+        ERR("Unable to assume root user privileges\n");
         exit(5);
      }
    if (setgid(0) != 0)
      {
-        fprintf(stderr, "Unable to assume root group privileges\n");
+        ERR("Unable to assume root group privileges\n");
         exit(7);
      }
 
    pwent = getpwuid(getuid());
    if (!pwent)
      {
-        fprintf(stderr, "Unable to obtain passwd entry\n");
+        ERR("Unable to obtain passwd entry\n");
         exit(1);
      }
    if (!pwent->pw_dir)
      {
-        fprintf(stderr, "No home dir for root\n");
+        ERR("No home dir for root\n");
         exit(1);
      }
    if (strlen(pwent->pw_dir) > (sizeof(buf) - 8))
      {
-        fprintf(stderr, "Root homedir too long\n");
+        ERR("Root homedir too long\n");
         exit(1);
      }
    if (pwent->pw_dir[0] != '/')
      {
-        fprintf(stderr, "Root homedir %s is not a full path\n", pwent->pw_dir);
+        ERR("Root homedir %s is not a full path\n", pwent->pw_dir);
         exit(1);
      }
    if (!realpath(pwent->pw_dir, buf))
      {
-        fprintf(stderr, "Root homedir %s does not resolve\n", pwent->pw_dir);
+        ERR("Root homedir %s does not resolve\n", pwent->pw_dir);
         exit(1);
      }
    snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), "HOME=%s", pwent->pw_dir);
    if (putenv(buf) == -1)
      {
-        fprintf(stderr, "Unable to set $HOME environment\n");
+        ERR("Unable to set $HOME environment\n");
         exit(1);
      }