diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 7120cceec..9d4a185ee 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@
    - markus@cvs.openbsd.org 2002/10/23 10:32:13
      [packet.c]
      use %u for u_int
+   - markus@cvs.openbsd.org 2002/10/23 10:40:16
+     [bufaux.c]
+     %u for u_int
 
 20021021
  - (djm) Bug #400: Kill ssh-rand-helper children on timeout, patch from 
@@ -783,4 +786,4 @@
      save auth method before monitor_reset_key_state(); bugzilla bug #284;
      ok provos@
 
-$Id: ChangeLog,v 1.2501 2002/11/09 15:41:39 mouring Exp $
+$Id: ChangeLog,v 1.2502 2002/11/09 15:43:23 mouring Exp $
diff --git a/bufaux.c b/bufaux.c
index d3dc674ce..3c276b810 100644
--- a/bufaux.c
+++ b/bufaux.c
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
  */
 
 #include "includes.h"
-RCSID("$OpenBSD: bufaux.c,v 1.27 2002/06/26 08:53:12 markus Exp $");
+RCSID("$OpenBSD: bufaux.c,v 1.28 2002/10/23 10:40:16 markus Exp $");
 
 #include <openssl/bn.h>
 #include "bufaux.h"
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ buffer_get_string(Buffer *buffer, u_int *length_ptr)
 	/* Get the length. */
 	len = buffer_get_int(buffer);
 	if (len > 256 * 1024)
-		fatal("buffer_get_string: bad string length %d", len);
+		fatal("buffer_get_string: bad string length %u", len);
 	/* Allocate space for the string.  Add one byte for a null character. */
 	value = xmalloc(len + 1);
 	/* Get the string. */