diff --git a/cddl/contrib/opensolaris/cmd/zfs/zfs_main.c b/cddl/contrib/opensolaris/cmd/zfs/zfs_main.c
index 9db2f73278d..99f9a1e5441 100644
--- a/cddl/contrib/opensolaris/cmd/zfs/zfs_main.c
+++ b/cddl/contrib/opensolaris/cmd/zfs/zfs_main.c
@@ -1713,7 +1713,7 @@ zfs_do_get(int argc, char **argv)
 				default:
 					(void) fprintf(stderr,
 					    gettext("invalid column name "
-					    "'%s'\n"), value);
+					    "'%s'\n"), suboptarg);
 					usage(B_FALSE);
 				}
 			}
@@ -1750,7 +1750,7 @@ zfs_do_get(int argc, char **argv)
 				default:
 					(void) fprintf(stderr,
 					    gettext("invalid source "
-					    "'%s'\n"), value);
+					    "'%s'\n"), suboptarg);
 					usage(B_FALSE);
 				}
 			}
@@ -1786,7 +1786,7 @@ zfs_do_get(int argc, char **argv)
 				default:
 					(void) fprintf(stderr,
 					    gettext("invalid type '%s'\n"),
-					    value);
+					    suboptarg);
 					usage(B_FALSE);
 				}
 			}
@@ -3156,7 +3156,7 @@ zfs_do_list(int argc, char **argv)
 				default:
 					(void) fprintf(stderr,
 					    gettext("invalid type '%s'\n"),
-					    value);
+					    suboptarg);
 					usage(B_FALSE);
 				}
 			}
diff --git a/cddl/contrib/opensolaris/cmd/zpool/zpool_main.c b/cddl/contrib/opensolaris/cmd/zpool/zpool_main.c
index 6e1670e8a39..c6662637c15 100644
--- a/cddl/contrib/opensolaris/cmd/zpool/zpool_main.c
+++ b/cddl/contrib/opensolaris/cmd/zpool/zpool_main.c
@@ -5431,7 +5431,7 @@ zpool_do_get(int argc, char **argv)
 				default:
 					(void) fprintf(stderr,
 					    gettext("invalid column name "
-					    "'%s'\n"), value);
+					    "'%s'\n"), suboptarg);
 					usage(B_FALSE);
 				}
 			}