diff --git a/ext4_utils/make_ext4fs_main.c b/ext4_utils/make_ext4fs_main.c
index 8381f20..3f6d35b 100644
--- a/ext4_utils/make_ext4fs_main.c
+++ b/ext4_utils/make_ext4fs_main.c
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@
 	if (strcmp(filename, "-")) {
 		fd = open(filename, O_WRONLY | O_CREAT | O_TRUNC | O_BINARY, 0644);
 		if (fd < 0) {
-			error_errno("open");
+			perror("open");
 			return EXIT_FAILURE;
 		}
 	} else {