1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/src/fileio.c b/src/fileio.c
index bfb15d2954b..b3fcda88e98 100644
--- a/src/fileio.c
+++ b/src/fileio.c
@@ -2323,8 +2323,8 @@ barf_or_query_if_file_exists (absname, querystring, interactive, statptr, quick)
                  Fcons (build_string ("File already exists"),
                         Fcons (absname, Qnil)));
       GCPRO1 (absname);
-      tem = format1 ("File %s already exists; %s anyway? ",
-                     SDATA (absname), querystring);
+      tem = format2 ("File %s already exists; %s anyway? ",
+                     absname, build_string (querystring));
       if (quick)
         tem = Fy_or_n_p (tem);
       else