diff --git a/modules/examples/mod_example_hooks.c b/modules/examples/mod_example_hooks.c
index f6b9979329..16c94d7394 100644
--- a/modules/examples/mod_example_hooks.c
+++ b/modules/examples/mod_example_hooks.c
@@ -491,7 +491,7 @@ static void trace_nocontext(apr_pool_t *p, const char *file, int line,
      */
 
 #ifdef EXAMPLE_LOG_EACH
-    ap_log_perror(file, line, APLOG_NOTICE, 0, p, note);
+    ap_log_perror(file, line, APLOG_NOTICE, 0, p, "%s", note);
 #endif
 }