diff --git a/src/netcode/d_netcmd.c b/src/netcode/d_netcmd.c
index 0f7c39d7fa3944a87629cca580ed82e023e97e45..75d07aa39a4dc0bb53ec28947ea292ae4c5cf4c8 100644
--- a/src/netcode/d_netcmd.c
+++ b/src/netcode/d_netcmd.c
@@ -2503,7 +2503,7 @@ 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;
 	}