diff --git a/src/util/stats_linux.c b/src/util/stats_linux.c
index 725a2d03fdf8b8223da7456fbd0f87c703e29906..ae977af972caed79afb085b34e626da44c0ed3e5 100644
--- a/src/util/stats_linux.c
+++ b/src/util/stats_linux.c
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ linuxDomainInterfaceStats(const char *path,
     }
     VIR_FORCE_FCLOSE(fp);
 
-    virStatsError(VIR_ERR_INTERNAL_ERROR,
+    virStatsError(VIR_ERR_INTERNAL_ERROR, "%s",
                   _("/proc/net/dev: Interface not found"));
     return -1;
 }