diff --git a/src/asm/main.c b/src/asm/main.c
index 34e0c75d..2e23e8a0 100644
--- a/src/asm/main.c
+++ b/src/asm/main.c
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	if (argc == 1)
 		usage();
 
-	progname = argv[0];
+	progname = "rgbasm";
 
 	/* yydebug=1; */
 
diff --git a/src/extern/err.c b/src/extern/err.c
index 4d346a34..7c5587d0 100644
--- a/src/extern/err.c
+++ b/src/extern/err.c
@@ -30,30 +30,44 @@ extern char *progname;
 
 void rgbds_vwarn(const char *fmt, va_list ap)
 {
-	fprintf (stderr, "%s: ", progname);
+	fprintf (stderr, "%s:warning", progname);
 	if (fmt) {
+		fputs (":", stderr);
 		vfprintf(stderr, fmt, ap);
-		fputs (": ", stderr);
 	}
+	putc('\n', stderr);
 	perror(0);
 }
 
 void rgbds_vwarnx(const char *fmt, va_list ap)
 {
-	fprintf (stderr, "%s: ", progname);
-	if (fmt) vfprintf(stderr, fmt, ap);
+	fprintf (stderr, "%s:warning", progname);
+	if (fmt) {
+		fputs (":", stderr);
+		vfprintf(stderr, fmt, ap);
+	}
 	putc('\n', stderr);
 }
 
 noreturn void rgbds_verr(int status, const char *fmt, va_list ap)
 {
-	vwarn(fmt, ap);
+	fprintf (stderr, "%s:error", progname);
+	if (fmt) {
+		fputs (":", stderr);
+		vfprintf(stderr, fmt, ap);
+	}
+	putc('\n', stderr);
 	exit(status);
 }
 
 noreturn void rgbds_verrx(int status, const char *fmt, va_list ap)
 {
-	vwarnx(fmt, ap);
+	fprintf (stderr, "%s:error", progname);
+        if (fmt) {
+                fputs (":", stderr);
+                vfprintf(stderr, fmt, ap);
+        }
+	putc('\n', stderr);
 	exit(status);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/fix/main.c b/src/fix/main.c
index d1560748..26d33877 100644
--- a/src/fix/main.c
+++ b/src/fix/main.c
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	int version;   /* mask ROM version number */
 	int padvalue;  /* to pad the rom with if it changes size */
 
-	progname = argv[0];
+	progname = "rgbfix";
 
 	while ((ch = getopt(argc, argv, "Cci:jk:l:m:n:p:sr:t:v")) != -1) {
 		switch (ch) {
diff --git a/src/gfx/main.c b/src/gfx/main.c
index 2496eaf7..fac25d5d 100644
--- a/src/gfx/main.c
+++ b/src/gfx/main.c
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	char *ext;
 	const char *errmsg = "Warning: The PNG's %s setting is not the same as the setting defined on the command line.";
 
-	progname = argv[0];
+	progname = "rgbgfx";
 
 	if (argc == 1) {
 		usage();
diff --git a/src/link/main.c b/src/link/main.c
index 78c7dfb6..b5c7694f 100644
--- a/src/link/main.c
+++ b/src/link/main.c
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	if (argc == 1)
 		usage();
 
-	progname = argv[0];
+	progname = "rgblink";
 
 	while ((ch = getopt(argc, argv, "l:m:n:o:O:p:s:tw")) != -1) {
 		switch (ch) {