diff --git a/lib/device/device_id.c b/lib/device/device_id.c
index fa71874d0..0f7c42f79 100644
--- a/lib/device/device_id.c
+++ b/lib/device/device_id.c
@@ -1777,7 +1777,7 @@ void device_ids_validate(struct cmd_context *cmd, struct dm_list *scanned_devs,
 		 * probably wants to do something about it.
 		 */
 		if (!cmd->filter->passes_filter(cmd, cmd->filter, dev, "persistent")) {
-			log_warn("Devices file %s is excluded by filter: %s.",
+			log_warn("Devices file %s is excluded: %s.",
 				 dev_name(dev), dev_filtered_reason(dev));
 			continue;
 		}
@@ -1863,7 +1863,7 @@ void device_ids_validate(struct cmd_context *cmd, struct dm_list *scanned_devs,
 			continue;
 
 		if (!cmd->filter->passes_filter(cmd, cmd->filter, dev, "persistent")) {
-			log_warn("Devices file %s is excluded by filter: %s.",
+			log_warn("Devices file %s is excluded: %s.",
 				 dev_name(dev), dev_filtered_reason(dev));
 			/* FIXME: what if this dev is wrongly matched and should be checked below? */
 			continue;
@@ -2305,7 +2305,7 @@ void device_ids_find_renamed_devs(struct cmd_context *cmd, struct dm_list *dev_l
 
 		if (!cmd->filter->passes_filter(cmd, cmd->filter, dev, NULL)) {
 			/* I don't think this would happen */
-			log_warn("WARNING: new device %s for PVID %s does not pass filter %s.",
+			log_warn("WARNING: new device %s for PVID %s is excluded: %s.",
 				 dev_name(dev), dil->pvid, dev_filtered_reason(dev));
 			if (du) /* Should not happen 'du' is NULL */
 				du->dev = NULL;
diff --git a/lib/label/label.c b/lib/label/label.c
index e6bc791a7..711edb6f4 100644
--- a/lib/label/label.c
+++ b/lib/label/label.c
@@ -1103,7 +1103,7 @@ int label_scan_vg_online(struct cmd_context *cmd, const char *vgname,
 
 	dm_list_iterate_items_safe(devl, devl2, &devs) {
 		if (!cmd->filter->passes_filter(cmd, cmd->filter, devl->dev, NULL)) {
-			log_print("%s excluded by filters: %s.",
+			log_print("%s excluded: %s.",
 				  dev_name(devl->dev), dev_filtered_reason(devl->dev));
 			dm_list_del(&devl->list);
 			dm_list_add(&devs_drop, &devl->list);
@@ -1169,7 +1169,7 @@ int label_scan_vg_online(struct cmd_context *cmd, const char *vgname,
 
 		/* Applies all filters, including those that need data from dev. */
 		if (!cmd->filter->passes_filter(cmd, cmd->filter, devl->dev, NULL)) {
-			log_print("%s excluded by filters: %s.",
+			log_print("%s excluded: %s.",
 				  dev_name(devl->dev), dev_filtered_reason(devl->dev));
 			dm_list_del(&devl->list);
 			dm_list_add(&devs_drop, &devl->list);
diff --git a/tools/lvmdevices.c b/tools/lvmdevices.c
index d30f86b75..b03411b8b 100644
--- a/tools/lvmdevices.c
+++ b/tools/lvmdevices.c
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ static void _search_devs_for_pvids(struct cmd_context *cmd, struct dm_list *sear
 		dev = devl->dev;
 		cmd->filter->wipe(cmd, cmd->filter, dev, NULL);
 		if (!cmd->filter->passes_filter(cmd, cmd->filter, dev, NULL)) {
-			log_warn("WARNING: PVID %s found on %s which is excluded by filter: %s",
+			log_warn("WARNING: PVID %s found on %s which is excluded: %s",
 			 	  dev->pvid, dev_name(dev), dev_filtered_reason(dev));
 			dm_list_del(&devl->list);
 		}
@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@ int lvmdevices(struct cmd_context *cmd, int argc, char **argv)
 		cmd->filter_deviceid_skip = 1;
 
 		if (!cmd->filter->passes_filter(cmd, cmd->filter, dev, NULL)) {
-			log_warn("WARNING: adding device %s that is excluded by filter: %s.",
+			log_warn("WARNING: adding device %s that is excluded: %s.",
 				 dev_name(dev), dev_filtered_reason(dev));
 		}
 
diff --git a/tools/pvscan.c b/tools/pvscan.c
index db6709a5a..cf1772165 100644
--- a/tools/pvscan.c
+++ b/tools/pvscan.c
@@ -1542,7 +1542,7 @@ static int _pvscan_cache_args(struct cmd_context *cmd, int argc, char **argv,
 
 	dm_list_iterate_items_safe(devl, devl2, &pvscan_devs) {
 		if (!cmd->filter->passes_filter(cmd, cmd->filter, devl->dev, NULL)) {
-			log_print_pvscan(cmd, "%s excluded by filters: %s.",
+			log_print_pvscan(cmd, "%s excluded: %s.",
 					 dev_name(devl->dev), dev_filtered_reason(devl->dev));
 			dm_list_del(&devl->list);
 		}
@@ -1599,7 +1599,7 @@ static int _pvscan_cache_args(struct cmd_context *cmd, int argc, char **argv,
 
 		/* Applies all filters, including those that need data from dev. */
 		if (!cmd->filter->passes_filter(cmd, cmd->filter, devl->dev, NULL)) {
-			log_print_pvscan(cmd, "%s excluded by filters: %s.",
+			log_print_pvscan(cmd, "%s excluded: %s.",
 					 dev_name(devl->dev), dev_filtered_reason(devl->dev));
 			dm_list_del(&devl->list);
 		}
diff --git a/tools/vgimportclone.c b/tools/vgimportclone.c
index 23bb6271f..cab501619 100644
--- a/tools/vgimportclone.c
+++ b/tools/vgimportclone.c
@@ -311,8 +311,8 @@ int vgimportclone(struct cmd_context *cmd, int argc, char **argv)
 	 */
 	dm_list_iterate_items(devl, &vp.new_devs) {
 		if (!cmd->filter->passes_filter(cmd, cmd->filter, devl->dev, "persistent")) {
-			/* FIXME: print which filter */
-			log_error("Device %s was excluded by filters.", dev_name(devl->dev));
+			log_error("Device %s is excluded: %s.",
+				  dev_name(devl->dev), dev_filtered_reason(devl->dev));
 			goto out;
 		}
 	}