diff --git a/usr.bin/patch/patch.c b/usr.bin/patch/patch.c
index 756f07a..d14516e 100644
--- a/usr.bin/patch/patch.c
+++ b/usr.bin/patch/patch.c
@@ -394,12 +394,14 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 				    sizeof(rejname)) >= sizeof(rejname))
 					fatal("filename %s is too long\n", outname);
 			}
-			if (skip_rest_of_patch) {
-				say("%d out of %d hunks ignored--saving rejects to %s\n",
-				    failed, hunk, rejname);
-			} else {
-				say("%d out of %d hunks failed--saving rejects to %s\n",
-				    failed, hunk, rejname);
+			if (check_only == false) {
+				if (skip_rest_of_patch) {
+					say("%d out of %d hunks ignored--saving rejects to %s\n",
+				    	failed, hunk, rejname);
+				} else {
+					say("%d out of %d hunks failed--saving rejects to %s\n",
+				    	failed, hunk, rejname);
+				}
 			}
 			if (!check_only && move_file(TMPREJNAME, rejname) < 0)
 				trejkeep = true;