diff --git a/cmds-inspect.c b/cmds-inspect.c
index a13a170e..40ab49b8 100644
--- a/cmds-inspect.c
+++ b/cmds-inspect.c
@@ -116,11 +116,9 @@ static int cmd_inspect_inode_resolve(int argc, char **argv)
 	if (check_argc_exact(argc - optind, 2))
 		usage(cmd_inspect_inode_resolve_usage);
 
-	fd = open_file_or_dir(argv[optind+1], &dirstream);
-	if (fd < 0) {
-		fprintf(stderr, "ERROR: can't access '%s'\n", argv[optind+1]);
+	fd = btrfs_open_dir(argv[optind + 1], &dirstream, 1);
+	if (fd < 0)
 		return 1;
-	}
 
 	ret = __ino_to_path_fd(arg_strtou64(argv[optind]), fd, verbose,
 			       argv[optind+1]);
@@ -189,9 +187,8 @@ static int cmd_inspect_logical_resolve(int argc, char **argv)
 	loi.size = size;
 	loi.inodes = ptr_to_u64(inodes);
 
-	fd = open_file_or_dir(argv[optind+1], &dirstream);
+	fd = btrfs_open_dir(argv[optind + 1], &dirstream, 1);
 	if (fd < 0) {
-		fprintf(stderr, "ERROR: can't access '%s'\n", argv[optind+1]);
 		ret = 12;
 		goto out;
 	}
@@ -239,10 +236,8 @@ static int cmd_inspect_logical_resolve(int argc, char **argv)
 						name);
 				BUG_ON(ret >= bytes_left);
 				free(name);
-				path_fd = open_file_or_dir(full_path, &dirs);
+				path_fd = btrfs_open_dir(full_path, &dirs, 1);
 				if (path_fd < 0) {
-					fprintf(stderr, "ERROR: can't access "
-						"'%s'\n", full_path);
 					ret = -ENOENT;
 					goto out;
 				}
@@ -279,9 +274,8 @@ static int cmd_inspect_subvolid_resolve(int argc, char **argv)
 	if (check_argc_exact(argc, 3))
 		usage(cmd_inspect_subvolid_resolve_usage);
 
-	fd = open_file_or_dir(argv[2], &dirstream);
+	fd = btrfs_open_dir(argv[2], &dirstream, 1);
 	if (fd < 0) {
-		fprintf(stderr, "ERROR: can't access '%s'\n", argv[2]);
 		ret = -ENOENT;
 		goto out;
 	}
@@ -320,9 +314,8 @@ static int cmd_inspect_rootid(int argc, char **argv)
 	if (check_argc_exact(argc, 2))
 		usage(cmd_inspect_rootid_usage);
 
-	fd = open_file_or_dir(argv[1], &dirstream);
+	fd = btrfs_open_dir(argv[1], &dirstream, 1);
 	if (fd < 0) {
-		fprintf(stderr, "ERROR: can't access '%s'\n", argv[1]);
 		ret = -ENOENT;
 		goto out;
 	}
@@ -619,9 +612,8 @@ static int cmd_inspect_min_dev_size(int argc, char **argv)
 	if (check_argc_exact(argc - optind, 1))
 		usage(cmd_inspect_min_dev_size_usage);
 
-	fd = open_file_or_dir(argv[optind], &dirstream);
+	fd = btrfs_open_dir(argv[optind], &dirstream, 1);
 	if (fd < 0) {
-		fprintf(stderr, "ERROR: can't access '%s'\n", argv[optind]);
 		ret = -ENOENT;
 		goto out;
 	}