diff --git a/qemu-img.c b/qemu-img.c
index 1d936ed0d..f576cfb0d 100644
--- a/qemu-img.c
+++ b/qemu-img.c
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
  */
 #include "qemu-common.h"
 #include "qemu-option.h"
+#include "qemu-error.h"
 #include "osdep.h"
 #include "sysemu.h"
 #include "block_int.h"
@@ -1612,6 +1613,8 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
     const img_cmd_t *cmd;
     const char *cmdname;
 
+    error_set_progname(argv[0]);
+
     bdrv_init();
     if (argc < 2)
         help();