diff --git a/src/locking/lock_driver_sanlock.c b/src/locking/lock_driver_sanlock.c
index 3e12c4fdb8..b8c86fcd73 100644
--- a/src/locking/lock_driver_sanlock.c
+++ b/src/locking/lock_driver_sanlock.c
@@ -781,7 +781,17 @@ virLockManagerSanlockRegisterKillscript(int sock,
     int ret = -1;
     int rv;
 
-    if (action > VIR_DOMAIN_LOCK_FAILURE_IGNORE) {
+    switch (action) {
+    case VIR_DOMAIN_LOCK_FAILURE_DEFAULT:
+        return 0;
+
+    case VIR_DOMAIN_LOCK_FAILURE_POWEROFF:
+    case VIR_DOMAIN_LOCK_FAILURE_RESTART:
+    case VIR_DOMAIN_LOCK_FAILURE_PAUSE:
+        break;
+
+    case VIR_DOMAIN_LOCK_FAILURE_IGNORE:
+    case VIR_DOMAIN_LOCK_FAILURE_LAST:
         virReportError(VIR_ERR_CONFIG_UNSUPPORTED,
                        _("Failure action %s is not supported by sanlock"),
                        virDomainLockFailureTypeToString(action));
diff --git a/src/locking/sanlock_helper.c b/src/locking/sanlock_helper.c
index 3e400b7605..c913cc3f64 100644
--- a/src/locking/sanlock_helper.c
+++ b/src/locking/sanlock_helper.c
@@ -117,11 +117,9 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
             ret = EXIT_SUCCESS;
         break;
 
+    case VIR_DOMAIN_LOCK_FAILURE_DEFAULT:
     case VIR_DOMAIN_LOCK_FAILURE_IGNORE:
-        ret = EXIT_SUCCESS;
-        break;
-
-    default:
+    case VIR_DOMAIN_LOCK_FAILURE_LAST:
         fprintf(stderr, _("unsupported failure action: '%s'\n"),
                 virDomainLockFailureTypeToString(action));
         break;