1 files changed, 3 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/coreutils/printf.c b/coreutils/printf.c
index a666ff7ac..b2429c5cf 100644
--- a/coreutils/printf.c
+++ b/coreutils/printf.c
@@ -191,6 +191,7 @@ static void print_direc(char *format, unsigned fmt_length,
         if (have_width - 1 == have_prec)
                 have_width = NULL;
 
+        /* multiconvert sets errno = 0, but %s needs it cleared */
         errno = 0;
 
         switch (format[fmt_length - 1]) {
@@ -199,7 +200,7 @@ static void print_direc(char *format, unsigned fmt_length,
                 break;
         case 'd':
         case 'i':
-                llv = my_xstrtoll(argument);
+                llv = my_xstrtoll(skip_whitespace(argument));
  print_long:
                 if (!have_width) {
                         if (!have_prec)
@@ -217,7 +218,7 @@ static void print_direc(char *format, unsigned fmt_length,
         case 'u':
         case 'x':
         case 'X':
-                llv = my_xstrtoull(argument);
+                llv = my_xstrtoull(skip_whitespace(argument));
                 /* cheat: unsigned long and long have same width, so... */
                 goto print_long;
         case 's':