diff --git a/hyprctl/main.cpp b/hyprctl/main.cpp
index 278ef5ee..f60fb600 100644
--- a/hyprctl/main.cpp
+++ b/hyprctl/main.cpp
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
     else if (!strcmp(argv[1], "dispatch")) dispatchRequest(argc, argv);
     else if (!strcmp(argv[1], "keyword")) keywordRequest(argc, argv);
     else if (!strcmp(argv[1], "--batch")) batchRequest(argc, argv);
-    else if (!strcmp(argv[1], "--help")) printf(USAGE.c_str());
+    else if (!strcmp(argv[1], "--help")) printf("%s", USAGE.c_str());
     else {
         printf("%s\n", USAGE.c_str());
         return 1;
@@ -142,4 +142,4 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
 
     printf("\n");
     return 0;
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}