diff --git a/Userland/Utilities/cpp-lexer.cpp b/Userland/Utilities/cpp-lexer.cpp
index 4b713f6217..528f231405 100644
--- a/Userland/Utilities/cpp-lexer.cpp
+++ b/Userland/Utilities/cpp-lexer.cpp
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv)
 
     auto file = Core::File::construct(path);
     if (!file->open(Core::OpenMode::ReadOnly)) {
-        perror("open");
+        warnln("Failed to open {}: {}", path, file->error_string());
         exit(1);
     }
     auto content = file->read_all();
diff --git a/Userland/Utilities/cpp-parser.cpp b/Userland/Utilities/cpp-parser.cpp
index 5ce02563cf..89ca66d8b6 100644
--- a/Userland/Utilities/cpp-parser.cpp
+++ b/Userland/Utilities/cpp-parser.cpp
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv)
         path = "Source/little/main.cpp";
     auto file = Core::File::construct(path);
     if (!file->open(Core::OpenMode::ReadOnly)) {
-        perror("open");
+        warnln("Failed to open {}: {}", path, file->error_string());
         exit(1);
     }
     auto content = file->read_all();
diff --git a/Userland/Utilities/cpp-preprocessor.cpp b/Userland/Utilities/cpp-preprocessor.cpp
index e8f185cf37..2266315359 100644
--- a/Userland/Utilities/cpp-preprocessor.cpp
+++ b/Userland/Utilities/cpp-preprocessor.cpp
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv)
     args_parser.parse(argc, argv);
     auto file = Core::File::construct(path);
     if (!file->open(Core::OpenMode::ReadOnly)) {
-        perror("open");
+        warnln("Failed to open {}: {}", path, file->error_string());
         exit(1);
     }
     auto content = file->read_all();