diff --git a/sbin/restore/interactive.c b/sbin/restore/interactive.c
index ca0bc842673b..1fd8930e2fcc 100644
--- a/sbin/restore/interactive.c
+++ b/sbin/restore/interactive.c
@@ -325,12 +325,11 @@ getcmd(curdir, cmd, name, size, ap)
 	do	{
 		fprintf(stderr, "restore > ");
 		(void) fflush(stderr);
-		(void) fgets(input, BUFSIZ, terminal);
-	} while (!feof(terminal) && input[0] == '\n');
-	if (feof(terminal)) {
-		(void) strcpy(cmd, "quit");
-		return;
-	}
+		if (fgets(input, BUFSIZ, terminal) == NULL) {
+			strcpy(cmd, "quit");
+			return;
+		}
+	} while (input[0] == '\n');
 	for (cp = &input[strlen(input) - 2]; *cp == ' ' || *cp == '\t'; cp--)
 		/* trim off trailing white space and newline */;
 	*++cp = '\0';
diff --git a/sbin/restore/tape.c b/sbin/restore/tape.c
index 89b8b29c5205..fdae506c2e60 100644
--- a/sbin/restore/tape.c
+++ b/sbin/restore/tape.c
@@ -307,8 +307,12 @@ getvol(nextvol)
 		gettingfile = 0;
 	}
 	if (pipein) {
-		if (nextvol != 1)
+		if (nextvol != 1) {
 			panic("Changing volumes on pipe input?\n");
+			/* Avoid looping if we couldn't ask the user. */
+			if (yflag || ferror(terminal) || feof(terminal))
+				done(1);
+		}
 		if (volno == 1)
 			return;
 		goto gethdr;
@@ -345,10 +349,9 @@ getvol(nextvol)
 		do	{
 			fprintf(stderr, "Specify next volume #: ");
 			(void) fflush(stderr);
-			(void) fgets(buf, BUFSIZ, terminal);
-		} while (!feof(terminal) && buf[0] == '\n');
-		if (feof(terminal))
-			done(1);
+			if (fgets(buf, BUFSIZ, terminal) == NULL)
+				done(1);
+		} while (buf[0] == '\n');
 		newvol = atoi(buf);
 		if (newvol <= 0) {
 			fprintf(stderr,
@@ -364,8 +367,7 @@ getvol(nextvol)
 	fprintf(stderr, "Enter ``none'' if there are no more tapes\n");
 	fprintf(stderr, "otherwise enter tape name (default: %s) ", magtape);
 	(void) fflush(stderr);
-	(void) fgets(buf, BUFSIZ, terminal);
-	if (feof(terminal))
+	if (fgets(buf, BUFSIZ, terminal) == NULL)
 		done(1);
 	if (!strcmp(buf, "none\n")) {
 		terminateinput();
diff --git a/sbin/restore/utilities.c b/sbin/restore/utilities.c
index b51f90c3a8f7..b7681f768377 100644
--- a/sbin/restore/utilities.c
+++ b/sbin/restore/utilities.c
@@ -405,14 +405,14 @@ int
 reply(question)
 	char *question;
 {
-	char c;
+	int c;
 
 	do	{
 		fprintf(stderr, "%s? [yn] ", question);
 		(void) fflush(stderr);
 		c = getc(terminal);
 		while (c != '\n' && getc(terminal) != '\n')
-			if (feof(terminal))
+			if (c == EOF)
 				return (FAIL);
 	} while (c != 'y' && c != 'n');
 	if (c == 'y')