diff --git a/usr.sbin/mixer/mixer.c b/usr.sbin/mixer/mixer.c
index 47d8e6359b73..284ea955b7b4 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/mixer/mixer.c
+++ b/usr.sbin/mixer/mixer.c
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 		for (i = 0; i < n; i++) {
 			(void)snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), "/dev/mixer%d", i);
 			if ((m = mixer_open(buf)) == NULL)
-				errx(1, "%s: no such mixer", buf);
+				continue;
 			initctls(m);
 			if (sflag)
 				printrecsrc(m, oflag);