diff --git a/compel/include/log.h b/compel/include/log.h
index 0e33976b1..5250622c8 100644
--- a/compel/include/log.h
+++ b/compel/include/log.h
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 #ifndef COMPEL_LOG_H__
 #define COMPEL_LOG_H__
 
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <string.h>
+
 #include "uapi/compel/log.h"
 
 #ifndef LOG_PREFIX
@@ -45,6 +48,6 @@ extern void compel_print_on_level(unsigned int loglevel, const char *format, ...
 
 #define pr_debug(fmt, ...) compel_print_on_level(COMPEL_LOG_DEBUG, LOG_PREFIX fmt, ##__VA_ARGS__)
 
-#define pr_perror(fmt, ...) pr_err(fmt ": %m\n", ##__VA_ARGS__)
+#define pr_perror(fmt, ...) pr_err(fmt ": %s\n", ##__VA_ARGS__, strerror(errno))
 
 #endif /* COMPEL_LOG_H__ */
diff --git a/criu/fsnotify.c b/criu/fsnotify.c
index 03711f0b2..8572dc2f3 100644
--- a/criu/fsnotify.c
+++ b/criu/fsnotify.c
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ static char *alloc_openable(unsigned int s_dev, unsigned long i_ino, FhEntry *f_
 				return path;
 			}
 		} else
-			pr_debug("\t\t\tnot openable as %s (%m)\n", __path);
+			pr_debug("\t\t\tnot openable as %s (%s)\n", __path, strerror(errno));
 	}
 
 err:
diff --git a/criu/include/sk-inet.h b/criu/include/sk-inet.h
index 5dd2a6551..961d711ee 100644
--- a/criu/include/sk-inet.h
+++ b/criu/include/sk-inet.h
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ static inline void tcp_repair_off(int fd)
 
 	ret = setsockopt(fd, SOL_TCP, TCP_REPAIR, &aux, sizeof(aux));
 	if (ret < 0)
-		pr_err("Failed to turn off repair mode on socket: %m\n");
+		pr_err("Failed to turn off repair mode on socket\n");
 }
 
 extern void tcp_locked_conn_add(struct inet_sk_info *);
diff --git a/criu/kerndat.c b/criu/kerndat.c
index 5b567e79f..5d99c575b 100644
--- a/criu/kerndat.c
+++ b/criu/kerndat.c
@@ -1055,9 +1055,9 @@ static int kerndat_has_move_mount_set_group(void)
 	exit_code = 0;
 out:
 	if (umount2(tmpdir, MNT_DETACH))
-		pr_warn("Fail to umount2 %s: %m\n", tmpdir);
+		pr_warn("Fail to umount2 %s: %s\n", tmpdir, strerror(errno));
 	if (rmdir(tmpdir))
-		pr_warn("Fail to rmdir %s: %m\n", tmpdir);
+		pr_warn("Fail to rmdir %s: %s\n", tmpdir, strerror(errno));
 	return exit_code;
 }
 
diff --git a/criu/sk-unix.c b/criu/sk-unix.c
index 873360bfa..5c0f57523 100644
--- a/criu/sk-unix.c
+++ b/criu/sk-unix.c
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ int kerndat_socket_unix_file(void)
 	}
 	fd = ioctl(sk, SIOCUNIXFILE);
 	if (fd < 0 && errno != ENOENT) {
-		pr_warn("Unable to open a socket file: %m\n");
+		pr_warn("Unable to open a socket file: %s\n", strerror(errno));
 		kdat.sk_unix_file = false;
 		close(sk);
 		return 0;
@@ -620,7 +620,8 @@ static int unix_resolve_name_old(int lfd, uint32_t id, struct unix_sk_desc *d, U
 	snprintf(rpath, sizeof(rpath), ".%s", name);
 	if (fstatat(mntns_root, rpath, &st, 0)) {
 		if (errno != ENOENT) {
-			pr_warn("Can't stat socket %#" PRIx32 "(%s), skipping: %m (err %d)\n", id, rpath, errno);
+			pr_warn("Can't stat socket %#" PRIx32 "(%s), skipping: %s (err %d)\n", id, rpath,
+				strerror(errno), errno);
 			goto skip;
 		}
 
@@ -669,7 +670,7 @@ static int unix_resolve_name(int lfd, uint32_t id, struct unix_sk_desc *d, UnixS
 
 	fd = ioctl(lfd, SIOCUNIXFILE);
 	if (fd < 0) {
-		pr_warn("Unable to get a socket file descriptor with SIOCUNIXFILE ioctl: %m\n");
+		pr_warn("Unable to get a socket file descriptor with SIOCUNIXFILE ioctl: %s\n", strerror(errno));
 		goto fallback;
 	}