diff --git a/usr.bin/netstat/inet.c b/usr.bin/netstat/inet.c
index bc60fd0c162..671010e68bd 100644
--- a/usr.bin/netstat/inet.c
+++ b/usr.bin/netstat/inet.c
@@ -540,7 +540,8 @@ carp_stats(u_long off, const char *name, int af1 __unused)
 		memset(&zerostat, 0, len);
 	if (sysctlbyname("net.inet.carp.stats", &carpstat, &len,
 	    zflag ? &zerostat : NULL, zflag ? len : 0) < 0) {
-		warn("sysctl: net.inet.carp.stats");
+		if (errno != ENOENT)
+			warn("sysctl: net.inet.carp.stats");
 		return;
 	}