diff --git a/fscklog/display.c b/fscklog/display.c
index a33d44f..c3ffc3a 100644
--- a/fscklog/display.c
+++ b/fscklog/display.c
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ void dump_service_log()
 				} else {
 					/* the record looks ok */
 					msg_txt = &log_entry[log_entry_pos];
-					printf(msg_txt);
+					printf("%s", msg_txt);
 					/*
 					 * set up for the next record
 					 */
diff --git a/fscklog/fscklog.c b/fscklog/fscklog.c
index b6c6202..292adda 100644
--- a/fscklog/fscklog.c
+++ b/fscklog/fscklog.c
@@ -252,8 +252,8 @@ int v_send_msg(int msg_num, const char *file_name, int line_number, ...) {
 
 	sprintf(debug_detail, " [%s:%d]\n", basename(file_name), line_number);
 
-	printf(msg_string);
-	printf(debug_detail);
+	printf("%s", msg_string);
+	printf("%s", debug_detail);
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/logdump/helpers.c b/logdump/helpers.c
index a7e0c55..1982187 100644
--- a/logdump/helpers.c
+++ b/logdump/helpers.c
@@ -95,8 +95,8 @@ int v_fsck_send_msg(int msg_num, const char *file_name, int line_number, ...) {
 
 	sprintf(debug_detail, " [%s:%d]\n", file_name, line_number);
 
-	printf(msg_string);
-	printf(debug_detail);
+	printf("%s", msg_string);
+	printf("%s", debug_detail);
 
 	return 0;
 }