diff --git a/src/log.h b/src/log.h
index 527482d0..e3ba3040 100644
--- a/src/log.h
+++ b/src/log.h
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
 #define  _d(fmt, args...) logit(LOG_DEBUG,   "%s():" fmt, __func__, ##args)
 #define  _w(fmt, args...) logit(LOG_WARNING, "%s():" fmt, __func__, ##args)
 #define  _e(fmt, args...) logit(LOG_ERR,     "%s():" fmt, __func__, ##args)
-#define _pe(fmt, args...) logit(LOG_ERR,     "%s():" fmt ": %n", __func__, ##args, strerror(errno))
+#define _pe(fmt, args...) logit(LOG_ERR,     "%s():" fmt ": %s", __func__, ##args, strerror(errno))
 
 void    log_init        (void);
 void    log_exit        (void);