diff --git a/servers/apfs/inode.c b/servers/apfs/inode.c
index e73d39ca6..98be69203 100644
--- a/servers/apfs/inode.c
+++ b/servers/apfs/inode.c
@@ -245,14 +245,18 @@ PUBLIC struct inode *alloc_inode(dev_t dev, mode_t bits)
   register struct inode *rip;
   bit_t b;
   ino_t i_num;
+  int print_oos_msg = 1;
 
   b = alloc_bit();
   if (b == NO_BIT) {
 	err_code = ENOSPC;
-	printf("PipeFS is out of inodes\n");
+	if (print_oos_msg)
+		printf("PipeFS is out of inodes\n");
+	print_oos_msg = 0;	/* Don't repeat message */
 	return(NULL);
   }
   i_num = (ino_t) b;
+  print_oos_msg = 1;
 
 
   /* Try to acquire a slot in the inode table. */
diff --git a/servers/ext2/ialloc.c b/servers/ext2/ialloc.c
index e7f008dff..44f9e0d96 100644
--- a/servers/ext2/ialloc.c
+++ b/servers/ext2/ialloc.c
@@ -37,8 +37,9 @@ PUBLIC struct inode *alloc_inode(struct inode *parent, mode_t bits)
 
   register struct inode *rip;
   register struct super_block *sp;
-  int major, minor, inumb;
+  int inumb;
   bit_t b;
+  static int print_oos_msg = 1;
 
   sp = get_super(parent->i_dev);    /* get pointer to super_block */
   if (sp->s_rd_only) {    /* can't allocate an inode on a read only device. */
@@ -50,11 +51,13 @@ PUBLIC struct inode *alloc_inode(struct inode *parent, mode_t bits)
   b = alloc_inode_bit(sp, parent, (bits & I_TYPE) == I_DIRECTORY);
   if (b == NO_BIT) {
 	err_code = ENOSPC;
-	major = (int) (sp->s_dev >> MAJOR) & BYTE;
-	minor = (int) (sp->s_dev >> MINOR) & BYTE;
-	ext2_debug("Out of i-nodes on device %d/%d\n", major, minor);
+	if (print_oos_msg)
+		ext2_debug("Out of i-nodes on device %d/%d\n",
+			   major(sp->s_dev), minor(sp->s_dev));
+	print_oos_msg = 0;	/* Don't repeat message */
 	return(NULL);
   }
+  print_oos_msg = 1;
 
   inumb = (int) b;        /* be careful not to pass unshort as param */
 
@@ -79,7 +82,7 @@ PUBLIC struct inode *alloc_inode(struct inode *parent, mode_t bits)
 	wipe_inode(rip);
   }
 
-	return(rip);
+  return(rip);
 }
 
 
diff --git a/servers/mfs/cache.c b/servers/mfs/cache.c
index 3adfec4c9..8d66afe8a 100644
--- a/servers/mfs/cache.c
+++ b/servers/mfs/cache.c
@@ -263,9 +263,9 @@ PUBLIC zone_t alloc_zone(
 {
 /* Allocate a new zone on the indicated device and return its number. */
 
-  int major, minor;
   bit_t b, bit;
   struct super_block *sp;
+  static int print_oos_msg = 1;
 
   /* Note that the routine alloc_bit() returns 1 for the lowest possible
    * zone, which corresponds to sp->s_firstdatazone.  To convert a value
@@ -285,11 +285,13 @@ PUBLIC zone_t alloc_zone(
   b = alloc_bit(sp, ZMAP, bit);
   if (b == NO_BIT) {
 	err_code = ENOSPC;
-	major = (int) (sp->s_dev >> MAJOR) & BYTE;
-	minor = (int) (sp->s_dev >> MINOR) & BYTE;
-	printf("No space on device %d/%d\n", major, minor);
+	if (print_oos_msg)
+		printf("No space on device %d/%d\n", major(sp->s_dev),
+			minor(sp->s_dev));
+	print_oos_msg = 0;	/* Don't repeat message */
 	return(NO_ZONE);
   }
+  print_oos_msg = 1;
   if (z == sp->s_firstdatazone) sp->s_zsearch = b;	/* for next time */
   return( (zone_t) (sp->s_firstdatazone - 1) + (zone_t) b);
 }