diff --git a/src/emu/cpu/arcompact/arcompact_make.py b/src/emu/cpu/arcompact/arcompact_make.py
index adc7e98fc4d..b408e213286 100644
--- a/src/emu/cpu/arcompact/arcompact_make.py
+++ b/src/emu/cpu/arcompact/arcompact_make.py
@@ -352,7 +352,7 @@ def EmitGroup17(f,funcname, opname, opexecute):
 try:
     f = open(sys.argv[1], "w")
 except Exception, err:
-    logging.error("cannot write file %s [%s]", fname, err)
+    sys.stderr.write("cannot write file %s [%s]\n" % (sys.argv[1], err))
     sys.exit(1)
 
 
diff --git a/src/emu/cpu/h8/h8make.py b/src/emu/cpu/h8/h8make.py
index 8b0b36fc263..7e72e78fdc1 100644
--- a/src/emu/cpu/h8/h8make.py
+++ b/src/emu/cpu/h8/h8make.py
@@ -451,7 +451,7 @@ def main(argv):
     try:
         f = open(argv[3], "w")
     except Exception, err:
-        logging.error("cannot write file %s [%s]", fname, err)
+        sys.stderr.write("cannot write file %s [%s]\n" % (argv[3], err))
         sys.exit(1)
 
     opcodes.build_dispatch()
diff --git a/src/emu/cpu/mcs96/mcs96make.py b/src/emu/cpu/mcs96/mcs96make.py
index fd6bbbc17f2..58140cb4b10 100644
--- a/src/emu/cpu/mcs96/mcs96make.py
+++ b/src/emu/cpu/mcs96/mcs96make.py
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ def main(argv):
     try:
         f = open(argv[3], "w")
     except Exception, err:
-        logging.error("cannot write file %s [%s]", fname, err)
+        sys.stderr.write("cannot write file %s [%s]\n" % (argv[3], err))
         sys.exit(1)
     
     if t != "mcs96":
diff --git a/src/emu/cpu/tms57002/tmsmake.py b/src/emu/cpu/tms57002/tmsmake.py
index 5f790df8f97..488c405ba8a 100755
--- a/src/emu/cpu/tms57002/tmsmake.py
+++ b/src/emu/cpu/tms57002/tmsmake.py
@@ -417,7 +417,7 @@ ins_list = LoadLst(sys.argv[1])
 try:
     f = open(sys.argv[2], "w")
 except Exception, err:
-    logging.error("cannot write file %s [%s]", fname, err)
+    sys.stderr.write("cannot write file %s [%s]\n" % (sys.argv[2], err))
     sys.exit(1)
 
 EmitDasm(f, ins_list)