diff --git a/cmd/zfs/zfs_main.c b/cmd/zfs/zfs_main.c
index f5a43c145..7547b82f2 100644
--- a/cmd/zfs/zfs_main.c
+++ b/cmd/zfs/zfs_main.c
@@ -4972,9 +4972,9 @@ zfs_do_allow_unallow_impl(int argc, char **argv, boolean_t un)
 	parse_allow_args(argc, argv, un, &opts);
 
 	/* try to open the dataset */
-	if ((zhp = zfs_open(g_zfs, opts.dataset, ZFS_TYPE_FILESYSTEM))
-	    == NULL) {
-		(void) fprintf(stderr, "Failed to open Dataset *%s*\n",
+	if ((zhp = zfs_open(g_zfs, opts.dataset, ZFS_TYPE_FILESYSTEM |
+	    ZFS_TYPE_VOLUME)) == NULL) {
+		(void) fprintf(stderr, "Failed to open dataset: %s\n",
 		    opts.dataset);
 		return (-1);
 	}
@@ -4984,7 +4984,7 @@ zfs_do_allow_unallow_impl(int argc, char **argv, boolean_t un)
 
 	fs_perm_set_init(&fs_perm_set);
 	if (parse_fs_perm_set(&fs_perm_set, perm_nvl) != 0) {
-		(void) fprintf(stderr, "Failed to parse fsacl permissionsn");
+		(void) fprintf(stderr, "Failed to parse fsacl permissions\n");
 		goto cleanup1;
 	}