diff --git a/distrib/utils/sysinst/defs.h b/distrib/utils/sysinst/defs.h
index cd8462204b29..3fcc3ff5b480 100644
--- a/distrib/utils/sysinst/defs.h
+++ b/distrib/utils/sysinst/defs.h
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/*	$NetBSD: defs.h,v 1.46 1999/07/04 21:32:48 cgd Exp $	*/
+/*	$NetBSD: defs.h,v 1.47 1999/07/04 21:39:33 cgd Exp $	*/
 
 /*
  * Copyright 1997 Piermont Information Systems Inc.
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ void	mnt_net_config __P((void));
 
 /* From run.c */
 int	collect __P((int kind, char **buffer, const char *name, ...));
-int	run_prog __P((int, int, const char *, const char *, ...));
+int	run_prog __P((int, int, msg, const char *, ...));
 void	do_logging __P((void));
 int	do_system __P((const char *));
 
diff --git a/distrib/utils/sysinst/disks.c b/distrib/utils/sysinst/disks.c
index 7314643b01cc..91e23b31825f 100644
--- a/distrib/utils/sysinst/disks.c
+++ b/distrib/utils/sysinst/disks.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/*	$NetBSD: disks.c,v 1.28 1999/07/04 08:01:39 cgd Exp $ */
+/*	$NetBSD: disks.c,v 1.29 1999/07/04 21:39:33 cgd Exp $ */
 
 /*
  * Copyright 1997 Piermont Information Systems Inc.
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ int write_disklabel (void)
 
 #ifdef DISKLABEL_CMD
 	/* disklabel the disk */
-	return run_prog(0, 1, msg_string(MSG_cmdfail),
+	return run_prog(0, 1, MSG_cmdfail,
 	    "%s %s %s", DISKLABEL_CMD, diskdev, bsddiskname);
 #endif
 	return 0;
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ do_ffs_newfs(const char *partname, int partno, const char *mountpoint)
 	char devname[STRSIZE];
 	int error;
 
-	error = run_prog(0, 1, msg_string(MSG_cmdfail), 
+	error = run_prog(0, 1, MSG_cmdfail,
 	    "/sbin/newfs /dev/r%s", partname);
 	if (*mountpoint && error == 0) { 
 		snprintf(devname, STRSIZE, "/dev/%s", partname);
diff --git a/distrib/utils/sysinst/run.c b/distrib/utils/sysinst/run.c
index edc4faa1544f..2708ceafe375 100644
--- a/distrib/utils/sysinst/run.c
+++ b/distrib/utils/sysinst/run.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/*	$NetBSD: run.c,v 1.22 1999/07/04 21:32:48 cgd Exp $	*/
+/*	$NetBSD: run.c,v 1.23 1999/07/04 21:39:34 cgd Exp $	*/
 
 /*
  * Copyright 1997 Piermont Information Systems Inc.
@@ -419,7 +419,7 @@ loop:
  */
 
 int
-run_prog(int fatal, int display, const char *errmsg, const char *cmd, ...)
+run_prog(int fatal, int display, msg errmsg, const char *cmd, ...)
 {
 	va_list ap;
 	struct winsize win;
@@ -530,8 +530,8 @@ run_prog(int fatal, int display, const char *errmsg, const char *cmd, ...)
 	va_end(ap);
 	if (fatal && ret != 0)
 		exit(ret);
-	if (ret && errmsg) {
-		msg_printf(errmsg, command);
+	if (ret && errmsg != MSG_NONE) {
+		msg_display(errmsg, command);
 		process_menu(MENU_ok);
 	}
 	return(ret);