1 files changed, 3 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/src/alloc.c b/src/alloc.c
index 030c6e06ba8..14baf291bd8 100644
--- a/src/alloc.c
+++ b/src/alloc.c
@@ -4542,9 +4542,9 @@ DEFUN ("gc-status", Fgc_status, Sgc_status, 0, 0, "",
   Lisp_Object zombie_list = Qnil;
   for (int i = 0; i < min (MAX_ZOMBIES, nzombies); i++)
     zombie_list = Fcons (zombies[i], zombie_list);
-  return CALLN (Fmessage,
-                build_string ("%d GCs, avg live/zombies = %.2f/%.2f"
-                              " (%f%%), max %d/%d\nzombies: %S"),
+  AUTO_STRING (format, ("%d GCs, avg live/zombies = %.2f/%.2f (%f%%),"
+                        " max %d/%d\nzombies: %S"));
+  return CALLN (Fmessage, format,
                 make_number (ngcs), make_float (avg_live),
                 make_float (avg_zombies),
                 make_float (avg_zombies / avg_live / 100),