diff --git a/src/modules/cpufreq/e_mod_main.c b/src/modules/cpufreq/e_mod_main.c
index cfb8a31bf..d98239602 100644
--- a/src/modules/cpufreq/e_mod_main.c
+++ b/src/modules/cpufreq/e_mod_main.c
@@ -566,7 +566,7 @@ _cpufreq_set_pstate(int min, int max, int turbo)
 
    snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf),
             "%s %s %i %i %i", cpufreq_config->set_exe_path, "pstate", min, max, turbo);
-   fprintf(stderr, buf);
+   fprintf(stderr, "%s", buf);
    ret = system(buf);
    if (ret != 0)
      {