diff --git a/src/ch/ch_driver.c b/src/ch/ch_driver.c
index db2a66d131..12fbe31c24 100644
--- a/src/ch/ch_driver.c
+++ b/src/ch/ch_driver.c
@@ -1079,8 +1079,8 @@ chDomainHelperGetVcpus(virDomainObj *vm,
                                       NULL, NULL,
                                       &vcpuinfo->cpu, NULL,
                                       vm->pid, vcpupid) < 0) {
-                virReportSystemError(errno, "%s",
-                                      _("cannot get vCPU placement & pCPU time"));
+                virReportError(VIR_ERR_INTERNAL_ERROR, "%s",
+                               _("cannot get vCPU placement & pCPU time"));
                 return -1;
             }
         }
diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c b/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
index d6879175fe..c576c601ad 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
@@ -1355,8 +1355,8 @@ qemuDomainHelperGetVcpus(virDomainObj *vm,
                                       NULL, NULL,
                                       &vcpuinfo->cpu, NULL,
                                       vm->pid, vcpupid) < 0) {
-                virReportSystemError(errno, "%s",
-                                     _("cannot get vCPU placement & pCPU time"));
+                virReportError(VIR_ERR_INTERNAL_ERROR, "%s",
+                               _("cannot get vCPU placement & pCPU time"));
                 return -1;
             }
         }