diff --git a/src/utilities/Debug.cpp b/src/utilities/Debug.cpp
index 6dfd8c5..873822f 100644
--- a/src/utilities/Debug.cpp
+++ b/src/utilities/Debug.cpp
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ void Debug::log(LogLevel level, std::string msg) {
         default:
             break;
     }
-    printf((msg + "\n").c_str());
+    printf("%s", (msg + "\n").c_str());
 
     // also log to a file
     const std::string DEBUGPATH = ISDEBUG ? "/tmp/hypr/hyprd.log" : "/tmp/hypr/hypr.log";
@@ -32,4 +32,4 @@ void Debug::log(LogLevel level, std::string msg) {
     ofs.open(DEBUGPATH, std::ios::out | std::ios::app);
     ofs << msg << "\n";
     ofs.close();
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}