diff --git a/eject.c b/eject.c
index b14d5f2..662ba54 100644
--- a/eject.c
+++ b/eject.c
@@ -709,7 +709,9 @@ static int EjectScsi(int fd)
 	unsigned char sense_buffer[32];
 
 	if ((ioctl(fd, SG_GET_VERSION_NUM, &k) < 0) || (k < 30000)) {
-	  printf("not an sg device, or old sg driver\n");
+	  if (v_option) {
+		  printf(_("not an sg device, or old sg driver\n"));
+	  }
 	  return 0;
 	}