diff --git a/target/i386/helper.c b/target/i386/helper.c
index 2070dd0dda..23ccb23a5b 100644
--- a/target/i386/helper.c
+++ b/target/i386/helper.c
@@ -430,7 +430,7 @@ static void do_inject_x86_mce(CPUState *cs, run_on_cpu_data data)
         if (need_reset) {
             emit_guest_memory_failure(MEMORY_FAILURE_ACTION_RESET, ar,
                                       recursive);
-            monitor_puts(params->mon, msg);
+            monitor_printf(params->mon, "%s", msg);
             qemu_log_mask(CPU_LOG_RESET, "%s\n", msg);
             qemu_system_reset_request(SHUTDOWN_CAUSE_GUEST_RESET);
             return;