diff --git a/vhost_user_net/src/lib.rs b/vhost_user_net/src/lib.rs
index 433f0c7a2..56b54ad6d 100644
--- a/vhost_user_net/src/lib.rs
+++ b/vhost_user_net/src/lib.rs
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ pub fn start_net_backend(backend_command: &str) {
     let backend_config = match VhostUserNetBackendConfig::parse(backend_command) {
         Ok(config) => config,
         Err(e) => {
-            eprintln!("Failed parsing parameters {e:?}");
+            error!("Failed parsing parameters {e:?}");
             process::exit(1);
         }
     };