diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/b43/main.c b/drivers/net/wireless/b43/main.c
index 6dd07e2ec595e851a13190fc43bc980c09a08617..a95b77ab360eaf7761bbb93e2eb92ad45ad13e14 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/b43/main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/b43/main.c
@@ -2458,7 +2458,7 @@ static void b43_request_firmware(struct work_struct *work)
 	for (i = 0; i < B43_NR_FWTYPES; i++) {
 		errmsg = ctx->errors[i];
 		if (strlen(errmsg))
-			b43err(dev->wl, errmsg);
+			b43err(dev->wl, "%s", errmsg);
 	}
 	b43_print_fw_helptext(dev->wl, 1);
 	goto out;