diff --git a/flash_rom.c b/flash_rom.c
index ac530d08b679ab316c1bad877d2a13656a61b36f..8d04b92a616b59d3ea256599b9dce387a90ff74a 100644
--- a/flash_rom.c
+++ b/flash_rom.c
@@ -345,7 +345,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 			exit(1);
 		}
 		if(image_stat.st_size!=flash->total_size*1024) {
-			perror("Image size doesnt match");
+			fprintf(stderr, "Error: Image size doesnt match\n");
 			exit(1);
 		}