diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/traps.c b/arch/x86/kernel/traps.c
index 8f6dcd88202e89d3c7630d034f6d044a712a9fb1..9b7c4ca8f0a7358ce19741de1c875a75e8f52f8e 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/traps.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/traps.c
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ __visible void __noreturn handle_stack_overflow(const char *message,
 	die(message, regs, 0);
 
 	/* Be absolutely certain we don't return. */
-	panic(message);
+	panic("%s", message);
 }
 #endif