diff --git a/doc/Changelog b/doc/Changelog
index fe195e6f4..06890d583 100644
--- a/doc/Changelog
+++ b/doc/Changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+27 January 2010: Wouter
+	- removed warning on format string in validator error log statement.
+
 22 January 2010: Wouter
 	- libtool finish the install of unbound python dynamic library.
 
diff --git a/validator/validator.c b/validator/validator.c
index a735b9b1f..13ea1a191 100644
--- a/validator/validator.c
+++ b/validator/validator.c
@@ -1925,7 +1925,7 @@ processFinished(struct module_qstate* qstate, struct val_qstate* vq,
 					&qstate->qinfo);
 			else {
 				char* err = errinf_to_str(qstate);
-				if(err) log_info(err);
+				if(err) log_info("%s", err);
 				free(err);
 			}
 		}