diff --git a/usr.sbin/accton/accton.c b/usr.sbin/accton/accton.c
index 0d1704b9f5ee..af2fa8998406 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/accton/accton.c
+++ b/usr.sbin/accton/accton.c
@@ -32,23 +32,27 @@
  */
 
 #ifndef lint
-static char copyright[] =
+static const char copyright[] =
 "@(#) Copyright (c) 1988, 1993\n\
 	The Regents of the University of California.  All rights reserved.\n";
 #endif /* not lint */
 
 #ifndef lint
+#if 0
 static char sccsid[] = "@(#)accton.c	8.1 (Berkeley) 6/6/93";
+#endif
+static const char rcsid[] =
+	"$Id$";
 #endif /* not lint */
 
 #include <sys/types.h>
-#include <errno.h>
-#include <unistd.h>
-#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <err.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
 
-void usage __P((void));
+static void usage __P((void));
 
 int
 main(argc, argv)
@@ -68,18 +72,12 @@ main(argc, argv)
 
 	switch(argc) {
 	case 0:
-		if (acct(NULL)) {
-			(void)fprintf(stderr,
-			    "accton: %s\n", strerror(errno));
-			exit(1);
-		}
+		if (acct(NULL))
+			err(1, NULL);
 		break;
 	case 1:
-		if (acct(*argv)) {
-			(void)fprintf(stderr,
-			    "accton: %s: %s\n", *argv, strerror(errno));
-			exit(1);
-		}
+		if (acct(*argv))
+			err(1, "%s", *argv);
 		break;
 	default:
 		usage();
@@ -87,7 +85,7 @@ main(argc, argv)
 	exit(0);
 }
 
-void
+static void
 usage()
 {
 	(void)fprintf(stderr, "usage: accton [file]\n");