diff --git a/debuggerd/tombstoned/tombstoned.cpp b/debuggerd/tombstoned/tombstoned.cpp
index 05d805097..02ded1efe 100644
--- a/debuggerd/tombstoned/tombstoned.cpp
+++ b/debuggerd/tombstoned/tombstoned.cpp
@@ -448,8 +448,10 @@ static void crash_completed(borrowed_fd sockfd, std::unique_ptr<Crash> crash) {
     return;
   }
 
-  if (crash->output.text.fd == -1) {
-    LOG(WARNING) << "missing output fd";
+  if (crash->output.text.fd < 0) {
+    if (crash->output.text.fd == -1) {
+      LOG(WARNING) << "skipping tombstone file creation due to intercept";
+    }
     return;
   }