diff --git a/cmdline/pool.c b/cmdline/pool.c
index 5429892b..5a46fd49 100644
--- a/cmdline/pool.c
+++ b/cmdline/pool.c
@@ -359,7 +359,8 @@ static void make_link(tommy_hashdyn* poolset, const char* pool_dir, const char*
 	ret = symlink(linkto_exported, path);
 	if (ret != 0) {
 		if (errno == EEXIST) {
-			log_error(errno, "WARNING! Duplicate pooling for '%s'\n", path);
+			log_error(errno, "WARNING! Pool path '%s' already exists\n", path);
+			return;
 #ifdef _WIN32
 		} else if (errno == EPERM) {
 			/* LCOV_EXCL_START */