diff --git a/lib/auth/webauthncli/fido2.go b/lib/auth/webauthncli/fido2.go
index 0eb930f0603c0..53bebb787f299 100644
--- a/lib/auth/webauthncli/fido2.go
+++ b/lib/auth/webauthncli/fido2.go
@@ -416,11 +416,19 @@ func fido2Register(
 		}); {
 		case errors.Is(err, libfido2.ErrNoCredentials):
 			return true, nil
-		case err == nil:
+		case errors.Is(err, libfido2.ErrUserPresenceRequired):
+			// Yubikey4 does this when the credential exists.
+			return false, nil
+		case err != nil:
+			// Swallow unexpected errors: a double registration is better than
+			// aborting the ceremony.
+			log.Debugf(
+				"FIDO2: Device %v: excluded credential assertion failed, letting device through: err=%q",
+				info.path, err)
+			return true, nil
+		default:
 			log.Debugf("FIDO2: Device %v: filtered due to presence of excluded credential", info.path)
 			return false, nil
-		default: // unexpected error
-			return false, trace.Wrap(err)
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -650,6 +658,7 @@ func findSuitableDevices(filter deviceFilterFunc, knownPaths map[string]struct{}
 		}
 
 		var info *libfido2.DeviceInfo
+		var u2f bool
 		const infoAttempts = 3
 		for i := 0; i < infoAttempts; i++ {
 			info, err = dev.Info()
@@ -659,6 +668,7 @@ func findSuitableDevices(filter deviceFilterFunc, knownPaths map[string]struct{}
 				// A FIDO/U2F device has no capabilities beyond MFA
 				// registrations/assertions.
 				info = &libfido2.DeviceInfo{}
+				u2f = true
 			case errors.Is(err, libfido2.ErrTX):
 				// Happens occasionally, give the device a short grace period and retry.
 				time.Sleep(1 * time.Millisecond)
@@ -673,7 +683,7 @@ func findSuitableDevices(filter deviceFilterFunc, knownPaths map[string]struct{}
 		}
 		log.Debugf("FIDO2: Info for device %v: %#v", path, info)
 
-		di := makeDevInfo(path, info)
+		di := makeDevInfo(path, info, u2f)
 		switch ok, err := filter(dev, di); {
 		case err != nil:
 			return nil, trace.Wrap(err, "device %v: filter", path)
@@ -838,6 +848,7 @@ func selectDevice(
 // https://fidoalliance.org/specs/fido-v2.1-ps-20210615/fido-client-to-authenticator-protocol-v2.1-ps-20210615.html#authenticatorGetInfo.
 type deviceInfo struct {
 	path                           string
+	u2f                            bool
 	plat                           bool
 	rk                             bool
 	clientPinCapable, clientPinSet bool
@@ -850,8 +861,17 @@ func (di *deviceInfo) uvCapable() bool {
 	return di.uv || di.clientPinSet
 }
 
-func makeDevInfo(path string, info *libfido2.DeviceInfo) *deviceInfo {
-	di := &deviceInfo{path: path}
+func makeDevInfo(path string, info *libfido2.DeviceInfo, u2f bool) *deviceInfo {
+	di := &deviceInfo{
+		path: path,
+		u2f:  u2f,
+	}
+
+	// U2F devices don't respond to dev.Info().
+	if u2f {
+		return di
+	}
+
 	for _, opt := range info.Options {
 		// See
 		// https://fidoalliance.org/specs/fido-v2.1-ps-20210615/fido-client-to-authenticator-protocol-v2.1-ps-20210615.html#authenticatorGetInfo.
diff --git a/lib/auth/webauthncli/fido2_test.go b/lib/auth/webauthncli/fido2_test.go
index 171968b5b448f..5fc3630762973 100644
--- a/lib/auth/webauthncli/fido2_test.go
+++ b/lib/auth/webauthncli/fido2_test.go
@@ -1659,6 +1659,55 @@ func TestFIDO2Register_errors(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestFIDO2Register_u2fExcludedCredentials(t *testing.T) {
+	resetFIDO2AfterTests(t)
+
+	u2fDev := mustNewFIDO2Device("/u2f", "" /* pin */, nil /* info */)
+	u2fDev.u2fOnly = true
+
+	// otherDev is FIDO2 in this test, but it could be any non-registered device.
+	otherDev := mustNewFIDO2Device("/fido2", "" /* pin */, &libfido2.DeviceInfo{
+		Options: authOpts,
+	})
+
+	f2 := newFakeFIDO2(u2fDev, otherDev).withNonMeteredLocations()
+	f2.setCallbacks()
+
+	const origin = "https://example.com"
+	cc := &wanlib.CredentialCreation{
+		Response: protocol.PublicKeyCredentialCreationOptions{
+			Challenge: make([]byte, 32),
+			RelyingParty: protocol.RelyingPartyEntity{
+				ID: "example.com",
+			},
+			Parameters: []protocol.CredentialParameter{
+				{Type: protocol.PublicKeyCredentialType, Algorithm: webauthncose.AlgES256},
+			},
+			AuthenticatorSelection: protocol.AuthenticatorSelection{
+				UserVerification: protocol.VerificationDiscouraged,
+			},
+			Attestation: protocol.PreferNoAttestation,
+		},
+	}
+
+	ctx := context.Background()
+
+	// Setup: register the U2F device.
+	resp, err := wancli.FIDO2Register(ctx, origin, cc, u2fDev)
+	require.NoError(t, err, "FIDO2Register errored")
+
+	// Setup: mark the registered credential as excluded.
+	cc.Response.CredentialExcludeList = append(cc.Response.CredentialExcludeList, protocol.CredentialDescriptor{
+		Type:         protocol.PublicKeyCredentialType,
+		CredentialID: resp.GetWebauthn().GetRawId(),
+	})
+
+	// Register a new device, making sure a failed excluded credential assertion
+	// won't break the ceremony.
+	_, err = wancli.FIDO2Register(ctx, origin, cc, otherDev)
+	require.NoError(t, err, "FIDO2Register errored, expected a successful registration")
+}
+
 func resetFIDO2AfterTests(t *testing.T) {
 	pollInterval := wancli.FIDO2PollInterval
 	devLocations := wancli.FIDODeviceLocations