diff --git a/libraries/AP_HAL/utility/getopt_cpp.cpp b/libraries/AP_HAL/utility/getopt_cpp.cpp
index 02e3bd26c9..9a7f3a4099 100644
--- a/libraries/AP_HAL/utility/getopt_cpp.cpp
+++ b/libraries/AP_HAL/utility/getopt_cpp.cpp
@@ -36,12 +36,19 @@
  */
 
 #include <AP_HAL/AP_HAL.h>
-#if HAL_OS_POSIX_IO && CONFIG_HAL_BOARD != HAL_BOARD_QURT
+#if HAL_OS_POSIX_IO
 
 #include "getopt_cpp.h"
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <string.h>
 
+#if CONFIG_HAL_BOARD == HAL_BOARD_QURT
+#define GETOPT_ERROR(...) HAP_printf(__FILE__, __LINE__, __VA_ARGS__)
+#else
+#define GETOPT_ERROR(...) fprintf(stderr, __VA_ARGS__)
+#endif
+
+
 /*
   constructor
  */
@@ -117,10 +124,10 @@ int GetOptLong::getoption(void)
                         {
                             if (optstring[0] == ':')
                                 return BADARG;
-                            if (opterr)
-                                fprintf(stderr,
-                                        "%s: option requires an argument -- %s\n",
-                                        argv[0], place);
+                            if (opterr) {
+                                GETOPT_ERROR("%s: option requires an argument -- %s\n",
+                                             argv[0], place);
+                            }
                             place = "";
                             optind++;
                             return BADCH;
@@ -151,9 +158,9 @@ int GetOptLong::getoption(void)
                 }
             }
             
-            if (opterr && optstring[0] != ':')
-                fprintf(stderr,
-                        "%s: illegal option -- %s\n", argv[0], place);
+            if (opterr && optstring[0] != ':') {
+                GETOPT_ERROR("%s: illegal option -- %s\n", argv[0], place);
+            }
             place = "";
             optind++;
             return BADCH;
@@ -168,9 +175,9 @@ int GetOptLong::getoption(void)
     {
         if (!*place)
             ++optind;
-        if (opterr && *optstring != ':')
-            fprintf(stderr,
-                    "%s: illegal option -- %c\n", argv[0], optopt);
+        if (opterr && *optstring != ':') {
+            GETOPT_ERROR("%s: illegal option -- %c\n", argv[0], optopt);
+        }
         return BADCH;
     }
     
@@ -189,10 +196,10 @@ int GetOptLong::getoption(void)
             place = "";
             if (*optstring == ':')
                 return BADARG;
-            if (opterr)
-                fprintf(stderr,
-                        "%s: option requires an argument -- %c\n",
-                        argv[0], optopt);
+            if (opterr) {
+                GETOPT_ERROR("%s: option requires an argument -- %c\n",
+                             argv[0], optopt);
+            }
             return BADCH;
         }
         else