diff --git a/tools/lint/cmd_print.c b/tools/lint/cmd_print.c
index 2702fbf..c1a5359 100644
--- a/tools/lint/cmd_print.c
+++ b/tools/lint/cmd_print.c
@@ -243,15 +243,12 @@
     if (node_path) {
         const struct lysc_node *node;
 
-        node = lys_find_path(*ctx, NULL, node_path, 0);
+        node = find_schema_path(*ctx, node_path);
         if (!node) {
-            node = lys_find_path(*ctx, NULL, node_path, 1);
-
-            if (!node) {
-                YLMSG_E("The requested schema node \"%s\" does not exists.\n", node_path);
-                goto cleanup;
-            }
+            YLMSG_E("The requested schema node \"%s\" does not exists.\n", node_path);
+            goto cleanup;
         }
+
         if (lys_print_node(out, node, format, 0, options_print)) {
             YLMSG_E("Unable to print schema node %s.\n", node_path);
             goto cleanup;