diff --git a/tools/virsh-network.c b/tools/virsh-network.c
index a725be289f..0e6503a4f1 100644
--- a/tools/virsh-network.c
+++ b/tools/virsh-network.c
@@ -715,7 +715,7 @@ cmdNetworkInfo(vshControl *ctl, const vshCmd *cmd)
         vshPrint(ctl, "%-15s %s\n", _("Persistent:"), persistent ? _("yes") : _("no"));
 
     if (virNetworkGetAutostart(network, &autostart) < 0)
-        vshPrint(ctl, "%-15s %s\n", _("Autostart:"), _("no autostart"));
+        vshPrint(ctl, "%-15s %s\n", _("Autostart:"), _("unknown"));
     else
         vshPrint(ctl, "%-15s %s\n", _("Autostart:"), autostart ? _("yes") : _("no"));
 
@@ -1055,7 +1055,7 @@ cmdNetworkList(vshControl *ctl, const vshCmd *cmd G_GNUC_UNUSED)
 
         if (optTable) {
             if (virNetworkGetAutostart(network, &is_autostart) < 0)
-                autostartStr = _("no autostart");
+                autostartStr = _("unknown");
             else
                 autostartStr = is_autostart ? _("yes") : _("no");
 
diff --git a/tools/virsh-nodedev.c b/tools/virsh-nodedev.c
index 2ce0c1411f..e78fc24897 100644
--- a/tools/virsh-nodedev.c
+++ b/tools/virsh-nodedev.c
@@ -1245,7 +1245,7 @@ cmdNodeDeviceInfo(vshControl *ctl, const vshCmd *cmd)
     vshPrint(ctl, "%-15s %s\n", _("Persistent:"),
              virNodeDeviceIsPersistent(device) ? _("yes") : _("no"));
     if (virNodeDeviceGetAutostart(device, &autostart) < 0)
-        vshPrint(ctl, "%-15s %s\n", _("Autostart:"), _("no autostart"));
+        vshPrint(ctl, "%-15s %s\n", _("Autostart:"), _("unknown"));
     else
         vshPrint(ctl, "%-15s %s\n", _("Autostart:"), autostart ? _("yes") : _("no"));
 
diff --git a/tools/virsh-pool.c b/tools/virsh-pool.c
index e06a6cf7c8..c4821cf41d 100644
--- a/tools/virsh-pool.c
+++ b/tools/virsh-pool.c
@@ -1204,7 +1204,7 @@ cmdPoolList(vshControl *ctl, const vshCmd *cmd G_GNUC_UNUSED)
 
         /* Retrieve the autostart status of the pool */
         if (virStoragePoolGetAutostart(list->pools[i], &autostart) < 0)
-            poolInfoTexts[i].autostart = g_strdup(_("no autostart"));
+            poolInfoTexts[i].autostart = g_strdup(_("unknown"));
         else
             poolInfoTexts[i].autostart = g_strdup(autostart ? _("yes") : _("no"));
 
@@ -1554,7 +1554,7 @@ cmdPoolInfo(vshControl *ctl, const vshCmd *cmd)
 
         /* Check and display whether the pool is autostarted or not */
         if (virStoragePoolGetAutostart(pool, &autostart) < 0)
-            vshPrint(ctl, "%-15s %s\n", _("Autostart:"), _("no autostart"));
+            vshPrint(ctl, "%-15s %s\n", _("Autostart:"), _("unknown"));
         else
             vshPrint(ctl, "%-15s %s\n", _("Autostart:"), autostart ? _("yes") : _("no"));