diff --git a/sbin/fsck/preen.c b/sbin/fsck/preen.c
index a35182e273f0..b5608617c18d 100644
--- a/sbin/fsck/preen.c
+++ b/sbin/fsck/preen.c
@@ -341,8 +341,9 @@ blockcheck(name)
 		retried++;
 		goto retry;
 	}
-	printf("Can't make sense out of name %s\n", name);
-	return (0);
+	printf("Warning: Can't find blockdevice corresponding to name %s\n",
+	    name);
+	return (name);
 }
 
 char *
diff --git a/sbin/fsck_ffs/preen.c b/sbin/fsck_ffs/preen.c
index a35182e273f0..b5608617c18d 100644
--- a/sbin/fsck_ffs/preen.c
+++ b/sbin/fsck_ffs/preen.c
@@ -341,8 +341,9 @@ blockcheck(name)
 		retried++;
 		goto retry;
 	}
-	printf("Can't make sense out of name %s\n", name);
-	return (0);
+	printf("Warning: Can't find blockdevice corresponding to name %s\n",
+	    name);
+	return (name);
 }
 
 char *
diff --git a/sbin/fsck_ifs/preen.c b/sbin/fsck_ifs/preen.c
index a35182e273f0..b5608617c18d 100644
--- a/sbin/fsck_ifs/preen.c
+++ b/sbin/fsck_ifs/preen.c
@@ -341,8 +341,9 @@ blockcheck(name)
 		retried++;
 		goto retry;
 	}
-	printf("Can't make sense out of name %s\n", name);
-	return (0);
+	printf("Warning: Can't find blockdevice corresponding to name %s\n",
+	    name);
+	return (name);
 }
 
 char *
diff --git a/sbin/quotacheck/preen.c b/sbin/quotacheck/preen.c
index a35182e273f0..b5608617c18d 100644
--- a/sbin/quotacheck/preen.c
+++ b/sbin/quotacheck/preen.c
@@ -341,8 +341,9 @@ blockcheck(name)
 		retried++;
 		goto retry;
 	}
-	printf("Can't make sense out of name %s\n", name);
-	return (0);
+	printf("Warning: Can't find blockdevice corresponding to name %s\n",
+	    name);
+	return (name);
 }
 
 char *