diff --git a/sys/kern/kern_linker.c b/sys/kern/kern_linker.c
index 7805b0163fd..93507134da6 100644
--- a/sys/kern/kern_linker.c
+++ b/sys/kern/kern_linker.c
@@ -425,6 +425,14 @@ linker_load_file(const char *filename, linker_file_t *result)
 	 * the module was not found.
 	 */
 	if (foundfile) {
+
+		/*
+		 * If the file type has not been recognized by the last try
+		 * printout a message before to fail.
+		 */
+		if (error == ENOSYS)
+			printf("linker_load_file: Unsupported file type\n");
+
 		/*
 		 * Format not recognized or otherwise unloadable.
 		 * When loading a module that is statically built into
diff --git a/sys/kern/link_elf.c b/sys/kern/link_elf.c
index 52b3f8f0ba6..c17dd156135 100644
--- a/sys/kern/link_elf.c
+++ b/sys/kern/link_elf.c
@@ -638,8 +638,7 @@ link_elf_load_file(linker_class_t cls, const char* filename,
 	goto out;
     }
     if (hdr->e_type != ET_EXEC && hdr->e_type != ET_DYN) {
-	link_elf_error(filename, "Unsupported file type");
-	error = ENOEXEC;
+	error = ENOSYS;
 	goto out;
     }
     if (hdr->e_machine != ELF_TARG_MACH) {
@@ -694,8 +693,7 @@ link_elf_load_file(linker_class_t cls, const char* filename,
 	    break;
 
 	case PT_INTERP:
-	    link_elf_error(filename, "Unsupported file type");
-	    error = ENOEXEC;
+	    error = ENOSYS;
 	    goto out;
 	}
 
diff --git a/sys/kern/link_elf_obj.c b/sys/kern/link_elf_obj.c
index 29165fe0fe9..77347455324 100644
--- a/sys/kern/link_elf_obj.c
+++ b/sys/kern/link_elf_obj.c
@@ -474,8 +474,7 @@ link_elf_load_file(linker_class_t cls, const char *filename,
 		goto out;
 	}
 	if (hdr->e_type != ET_REL) {
-		link_elf_error(filename, "Unsupported file type");
-		error = ENOEXEC;
+		error = ENOSYS;
 		goto out;
 	}
 	if (hdr->e_machine != ELF_TARG_MACH) {