diff --git a/regress/sys/fs/tmpfs/h_tools.c b/regress/sys/fs/tmpfs/h_tools.c
index 5b065bdc8d3d..813ab581fa0c 100644
--- a/regress/sys/fs/tmpfs/h_tools.c
+++ b/regress/sys/fs/tmpfs/h_tools.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/*	$NetBSD: h_tools.c,v 1.7 2006/11/09 16:20:06 jmmv Exp $	*/
+/*	$NetBSD: h_tools.c,v 1.8 2007/07/23 15:05:43 jmmv Exp $	*/
 
 /*
  * Copyright (c) 2005, 2006 The NetBSD Foundation, Inc.
@@ -216,7 +216,12 @@ rename_main(int argc, char **argv)
 	if (argc < 3)
 		return EXIT_FAILURE;
 
-	return rename(argv[1], argv[2]);
+	if (rename(argv[1], argv[2]) == -1) {
+		perror("rename");
+		return EXIT_FAILURE;
+	}
+
+	return EXIT_SUCCESS;
 }
 
 /* --------------------------------------------------------------------- */
diff --git a/regress/sys/fs/tmpfs/t_rename b/regress/sys/fs/tmpfs/t_rename
index ffd3e09f68b0..99a8906bc682 100755
--- a/regress/sys/fs/tmpfs/t_rename
+++ b/regress/sys/fs/tmpfs/t_rename
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 #
-# $NetBSD: t_rename,v 1.6 2007/07/23 12:51:35 jmmv Exp $
+# $NetBSD: t_rename,v 1.7 2007/07/23 15:05:43 jmmv Exp $
 #
 # Copyright (c) 2005, 2006 The NetBSD Foundation, Inc.
 # All rights reserved.
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ test_run() {
 
 	test_name "Cross device renames do not work"
 	mkdir a || die
-	${Src_Dir}/h_tools rename a /var/tmp/a && die
+	${Src_Dir}/h_tools rename a /var/tmp/a >/dev/null 2>&1 && die
 	rmdir a || die
 
 	test_name "Directories can be renamed"
@@ -105,23 +105,24 @@ test_run() {
 	test -f b || die
 	rm b
 
-	test_name "Rename to a override an empty directory works"
+	test_name "Rename a directory to a override an empty directory works"
 	mkdir a || die
 	touch a/c || die
 	mkdir b || die
-	${Src_Dir}/h_tools rename a b || die
+	${Src_Dir}/h_tools rename a b >/dev/null 2>&1 || die
 	test -e a && die
 	test -d b || die
 	test -f b/c || die
 	rm b/c
 	rmdir b
 
-	test_name "Rename to a override a non-empty directory fails"
+	test_name "Rename a directory to a override a non-empty directory fails"
 	mkdir a || die
 	touch a/c || die
 	mkdir b || die
 	touch b/d || die
-	${Src_Dir}/h_tools rename a b && die
+	err=$(${Src_Dir}/h_tools rename a b 2>&1) && die
+	echo ${err} | grep 'Directory not empty' >/dev/null || die
 	test -d a || die
 	test -f a/c || die
 	test -d b || die
@@ -131,6 +132,26 @@ test_run() {
 	rmdir a
 	rmdir b
 
+	test_name "Rename a directory to a override a file fails"
+	mkdir a || die
+	touch b || die
+	err=$(${Src_Dir}/h_tools rename a b 2>&1) && die
+	echo ${err} | grep 'Not a directory' >/dev/null || die
+	test -d a || die
+	test -f b || die
+	rmdir a
+	rm b
+
+	test_name "Rename a file to a override a directory fails"
+	touch a || die
+	mkdir b || die
+	err=$(${Src_Dir}/h_tools rename a b 2>&1) && die
+	echo ${err} | grep 'Is a directory' >/dev/null || die
+	test -f a || die
+	test -d b || die
+	rm a
+	rmdir b
+
 	mkdir dir || die
 	touch dir/a
 	echo 'mv dir/a dir/b' | kqueue_monitor 2 dir dir/a || die