diff --git a/applets/applets.c b/applets/applets.c
index 5b7b88a..f91884b 100644
--- a/applets/applets.c
+++ b/applets/applets.c
@@ -526,7 +526,7 @@
 				applets[i].name);
 		rc = lf(busybox, fpc);
 		if (rc != 0 && errno != EEXIST) {
-			bb_perror_msg("%s", fpc);
+			bb_simple_perror_msg(fpc);
 		}
 		free(fpc);
 	}