diff --git a/pimd/pim_str.c b/pimd/pim_str.c
index 7dce7a8..af5a184 100644
--- a/pimd/pim_str.c
+++ b/pimd/pim_str.c
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
   if (!inet_ntop(AF_INET, &addr, buf, buf_size)) {
     int e = errno;
     zlog_warn("pim_inet4_dump: inet_ntop(AF_INET,buf_size=%d): errno=%d: %s",
-	      buf_size, e, strerror(e));
+	      buf_size, e, safe_strerror(e));
     if (onfail)
       snprintf(buf, buf_size, "%s", onfail);
   }