diff --git a/sbin/recoverdisk/recoverdisk.c b/sbin/recoverdisk/recoverdisk.c
index 0dc5d7ccf0d7..63536354dfe9 100644
--- a/sbin/recoverdisk/recoverdisk.c
+++ b/sbin/recoverdisk/recoverdisk.c
@@ -276,7 +276,10 @@ main(int argc, char * const argv[])
 				lp->len -= i;
 				continue;
 			}
-			printf("\n%jd %zu failed %d\n", lp->start, i, errno);
+			printf("\n%jd %zu failed (%s)\n",
+			    lp->start, i, strerror(errno));
+			if (errno == ENXIO)
+				aborting = 1;
 			new_lump(lp->start, i, lp->state + 1);
 			lp->start += i;
 			lp->len -= i;