diff --git a/src/netcode/d_netcmd.c b/src/netcode/d_netcmd.c
index 80fcf81253a9301364217be9aa3f2cb30792950a..a07620b1c1cb08dbcec1a7dab93324b1a04f2655 100644
--- a/src/netcode/d_netcmd.c
+++ b/src/netcode/d_netcmd.c
@@ -2506,7 +2506,7 @@ static void MutePlayer(boolean mute)
 	data[0] = atoi(COM_Argv(1));
 	if (data[0] >= MAXPLAYERS || !playeringame[data[0]])
 	{
-		CONS_Alert(CONS_NOTICE, M_GetText("There is no player %hhu!\n"), data[0]);
+		CONS_Alert(CONS_NOTICE, M_GetText("There is no player %u!\n"), (unsigned int)data[0]);
 		return;
 	}