diff --git a/stepmania/src/arch/Sound/RageSoundDriver_DSound.cpp b/stepmania/src/arch/Sound/RageSoundDriver_DSound.cpp
index cac337b523..211448ac9f 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/arch/Sound/RageSoundDriver_DSound.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/arch/Sound/RageSoundDriver_DSound.cpp
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ void RageSound_DSound::MixerThread()
 	while(!SOUNDMAN && !shutdown) Sleep(10);
 
 	if(!SetThreadPriority(GetCurrentThread(), THREAD_PRIORITY_ABOVE_NORMAL))
-		LOG->Warn("Failed to set sound thread priority: %i", GetLastError()); /* XXX */
+		LOG->Warn(werr_ssprintf(GetLastError(), "Failed to set sound thread priority"));
 
 	while(!shutdown) {
 		VDCHECKPOINT;
diff --git a/stepmania/src/arch/Sound/RageSoundDriver_DSound_Software.cpp b/stepmania/src/arch/Sound/RageSoundDriver_DSound_Software.cpp
index 572d1ea6e3..4ba30c6924 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/arch/Sound/RageSoundDriver_DSound_Software.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/arch/Sound/RageSoundDriver_DSound_Software.cpp
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ void RageSound_DSound_Software::MixerThread()
 	while(!SOUNDMAN && !shutdown) Sleep(10);
 
 	if(!SetThreadPriority(GetCurrentThread(), THREAD_PRIORITY_ABOVE_NORMAL))
-		LOG->Warn("Failed to set sound thread priority: %i", GetLastError()); /* XXX */
+		LOG->Warn(werr_ssprintf(GetLastError(), "Failed to set sound thread priority"));
 
 	while(!shutdown) {
 		Sleep(10);
diff --git a/stepmania/src/arch/Sound/RageSoundDriver_WaveOut.cpp b/stepmania/src/arch/Sound/RageSoundDriver_WaveOut.cpp
index 5929a423b8..04980327b4 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/arch/Sound/RageSoundDriver_WaveOut.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/arch/Sound/RageSoundDriver_WaveOut.cpp
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ void RageSound_WaveOut::MixerThread()
 	while(!SOUNDMAN && !shutdown) Sleep(10);
 
 	if(!SetThreadPriority(GetCurrentThread(), THREAD_PRIORITY_ABOVE_NORMAL))
-		LOG->Warn("Failed to set sound thread priority: %i", GetLastError()); /* XXX */
+		LOG->Warn(werr_ssprintf(GetLastError(), "Failed to set sound thread priority"));
 
 	while(!shutdown) {
 		while(GetPCM())