diff --git a/cpukit/libtest/t-test-rtems-fds.c b/cpukit/libtest/t-test-rtems-fds.c
index 2b520972d2..511921e7f7 100644
--- a/cpukit/libtest/t-test-rtems-fds.c
+++ b/cpukit/libtest/t-test-rtems-fds.c
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ T_check_open_fds(void)
 
 	if (delta != 0) {
 		T_open_fds = open_fds;
-		T_check(&T_special, false, "file descriptor leak (%+i)",
+		T_check(&T_special, false, "file descriptor leak (%i)",
 		    delta);
 	}
 }