diff --git a/src/main.c b/src/main.c
index 570f90616846883a24a91c96bbba53a6d63f120f..f7ea18b1661f17845ce880b1d26aa77943aa7b5a 100644
--- a/src/main.c
+++ b/src/main.c
@@ -62,7 +62,8 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
             opt.inotify_fd = inotify_init();
             if (opt.inotify_fd < 0) {
                 opt.auto_reload = 0;
-                eprintf("inotify_init failed:");
+                weprintf("inotify_init failed:");
+                weprintf("Disabling inotify-based auto-reload");
             }
         }
 #endif
diff --git a/src/winwidget.c b/src/winwidget.c
index 1111bc745a317a4fcdd8a58dcd3827b0d02dff3f..ce06309bf2d7631ed530dd071047622d9b9d4e0c 100644
--- a/src/winwidget.c
+++ b/src/winwidget.c
@@ -690,7 +690,7 @@ void winwidget_inotify_remove(winwidget winwid)
     if (winwid->inotify_wd >= 0) {
         D(("Removing inotify watch\n"));
         if (inotify_rm_watch(opt.inotify_fd, winwid->inotify_wd))
-            eprintf("inotify_rm_watch failed:");
+            weprintf("inotify_rm_watch failed:");
         winwid->inotify_wd = -1;
     }
 }
@@ -705,7 +705,7 @@ void winwidget_inotify_add(winwidget winwid, feh_file * file)
         feh_file_dirname(dir, file, PATH_MAX);
         winwid->inotify_wd = inotify_add_watch(opt.inotify_fd, dir, IN_CLOSE_WRITE | IN_MOVED_TO);
         if (winwid->inotify_wd < 0)
-            eprintf("inotify_add_watch failed:");
+            weprintf("inotify_add_watch failed:");
     }
 }
 #endif