diff --git a/usr.bin/finger/lprint.c b/usr.bin/finger/lprint.c
index 16a10a57b9b3..d74b21e781ea 100644
--- a/usr.bin/finger/lprint.c
+++ b/usr.bin/finger/lprint.c
@@ -189,7 +189,8 @@ lprint(PERSON *pn)
 			 * idle time.  Follow with a comma if a remote login.
 			 */
 			delta = gmtime(&w->idletime);
-			if (delta->tm_yday || delta->tm_hour || delta->tm_min) {
+			if (w->idletime != -1 && (delta->tm_yday ||
+			    delta->tm_hour || delta->tm_min)) {
 				cpr += printf("%-*s idle ",
 				    maxlen - (int)strlen(w->tty) + 1, ",");
 				if (delta->tm_yday > 0) {
diff --git a/usr.bin/finger/sprint.c b/usr.bin/finger/sprint.c
index 396c86e39dd5..51a19190b01f 100644
--- a/usr.bin/finger/sprint.c
+++ b/usr.bin/finger/sprint.c
@@ -167,6 +167,11 @@ stimeprint(WHERE *w)
 {
 	struct tm *delta;
 
+	if (w->idletime == -1) {
+		(void)printf("     ");
+		return;
+	}
+
 	delta = gmtime(&w->idletime);
 	if (!delta->tm_yday)
 		if (!delta->tm_hour)
diff --git a/usr.bin/finger/util.c b/usr.bin/finger/util.c
index 229d58a9abce..3ac5a068331c 100644
--- a/usr.bin/finger/util.c
+++ b/usr.bin/finger/util.c
@@ -314,10 +314,23 @@ find_idle_and_ttywrite(WHERE *w)
 {
 	struct stat sb;
 	time_t touched;
+	int error;
 
 	(void)snprintf(tbuf, sizeof(tbuf), "%s/%s", _PATH_DEV, w->tty);
-	if (stat(tbuf, &sb) < 0) {
+
+	error = stat(tbuf, &sb);
+	if (error < 0 && errno == ENOENT) {
+		/*
+		 * The terminal listed is not actually a terminal (i.e.,
+		 * ":0").  This is a failure, so we'll skip printing
+		 * out the idle time, which is non-ideal but better
+		 * than a bogus warning and idle time.
+		 */
+		w->idletime = -1;
+		return;
+	} else if (error < 0) {
 		warn("%s", tbuf);
+		w->idletime = -1;
 		return;
 	}
 	touched = sb.st_atime;