diff --git a/vmtbl.c b/vmtbl.c
index 8fb6b90..09f4dc4 100644
--- a/vmtbl.c
+++ b/vmtbl.c
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@
 
 #include "sc.h"
 
+#define error(fmt, ...) printf(fmt, __VA_ARGS__)
+
 /*
  * check to see if *rowp && *colp are currently allocated, if not expand the
  * current size if we can.
@@ -55,7 +57,7 @@ checkbounds(int *rowp, int *colp)
     newptr = (type *)scxrealloc((char *)oldptr, \
 	    (unsigned)(nelem * sizeof(type))); \
     if (newptr == (type *)NULL) { \
-	error(msg); \
+	error("%s", msg); \
 	return (FALSE); \
     } \
     oldptr = newptr /* wait incase we can't alloc */
@@ -117,7 +119,7 @@ growtbl(int rowcol, int toprow, int topcol)
     if ((rowcol == GROWCOL) || (rowcol == GROWBOTH)) {
 	if ((rowcol == GROWCOL) && ((maxcols == ABSMAXCOLS) ||
 		(topcol >= ABSMAXCOLS))) {
-	    error(nowider);
+	    error("%s", nowider);
 	    return (FALSE);
 	}
 
@@ -172,7 +174,7 @@ growtbl(int rowcol, int toprow, int topcol)
 	for (i = 0; i < maxrows; i++) {
 	    if ((tbl[i] = (struct ent **)scxrealloc((char *)tbl[i],
 		(unsigned)(newcols * sizeof(struct ent **)))) == (struct ent **)0) {
-	    error(nowider);
+	    error("%s", nowider);
 	    return(FALSE);
 	    }
 	for (nullit = ATBL(tbl, i, maxcols), cnt = 0;
@@ -190,7 +192,7 @@ growtbl(int rowcol, int toprow, int topcol)
     for (; i < newrows; i++) {
 	if ((tbl[i] = (struct ent **)scxmalloc((unsigned)(newcols *
 		sizeof(struct ent **)))) == (struct ent **)0) {
-	    error(nowider);
+	    error("%s", nowider);
 	    return(FALSE);
 	}
 	for (nullit = tbl[i], cnt = 0; cnt < newcols; cnt++, nullit++)