diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c b/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
index 16f34f70c2..0ce2d4038b 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
@@ -10385,7 +10385,7 @@ qemuDomainIsMigratable(virDomainDefPtr def)
 {
     if (def->nhostdevs > 0) {
         qemuReportError(VIR_ERR_OPERATION_INVALID,
-                _("Domain with assigned host devices cannot be migrated"));
+            "%s", _("Domain with assigned host devices cannot be migrated"));
         return false;
     }