1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/src/usr.bin/nc/netcat.c b/src/usr.bin/nc/netcat.c
index a8faf83917..31f49a3fc3 100644
--- a/src/usr.bin/nc/netcat.c
+++ b/src/usr.bin/nc/netcat.c
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ holler(str, p1, p2, p3, p4, p5, p6)
                         if (h_errno > 4)        /* oh no you don't, either */
                                 fprintf(stderr, "preposterous h_errno: %d", h_errno);
                         else
-                                fprintf(stderr, h_errs[h_errno]);
+                                fprintf(stderr, "%s", h_errs[h_errno]);
                         h_errno = 0;    /* and reset for next call */
                 }
 #endif