--- /dev/null
+--- a/mkfs.jffs2.c
++++ b/mkfs.jffs2.c
+@@ -471,7 +471,7 @@ static int interpret_table_entry(struct
+ if (entry) {
+ /* Check the type */
+ if ((mode & S_IFMT) != (entry->sb.st_mode & S_IFMT)) {
+- error_msg ("skipping device_table entry '%s': type mismatch!", name);
++ sys_errmsg ("skipping device_table entry '%s': type mismatch!", name);
+ free(name);
+ free(hostpath);
+ return 1;
+@@ -487,7 +487,7 @@ static int interpret_table_entry(struct
+ }
+ } else {
+ if (type == 'f' || type == 'l') {
+- error_msg ("skipping device_table entry '%s': file does not exist!", name);
++ sys_errmsg ("skipping device_table entry '%s': file does not exist!", name);
+ free(name);
+ free(hostpath);
+ return 1;