diff --git a/bin/rndc/rndc.c b/bin/rndc/rndc.c
index 8fee8f4a4b..6c12eddb6d 100644
--- a/bin/rndc/rndc.c
+++ b/bin/rndc/rndc.c
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
  * WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
  */
 
-/* $Id: rndc.c,v 1.65 2001/06/22 17:22:25 tale Exp $ */
+/* $Id: rndc.c,v 1.66 2001/07/01 17:36:46 bwelling Exp $ */
 
 /*
  * Principal Author: DCL
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ rndc_recvdone(isc_task_t *task, isc_event_t *event) {
 	recvs--;
 
 	if (ccmsg.result == ISC_R_EOF)
-		fatal("connection to remote host closed\n",
+		fatal("connection to remote host closed\n"
 		      "This may indicate that the remote server is using "
 		      "an older version of the\n"
 		      "command protocol, this host is not authorized "
diff --git a/bin/rndc/util.h b/bin/rndc/util.h
index 005e452c99..d9225ddfc9 100644
--- a/bin/rndc/util.h
+++ b/bin/rndc/util.h
@@ -15,13 +15,15 @@
  * WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
  */
 
-/* $Id: util.h,v 1.1 2001/06/22 17:22:26 tale Exp $ */
+/* $Id: util.h,v 1.2 2001/07/01 17:36:47 bwelling Exp $ */
 
 #ifndef RNDC_UTIL_H
 #define RNDC_UTIL_H 1
 
 #include <isc/lang.h>
 
+#include <isc/formatcheck.h>
+
 #define NS_CONTROL_PORT		953
 
 #undef DO
@@ -40,7 +42,7 @@ void
 notify(const char *fmt, ...);
 
 void            
-fatal(const char *format, ...);
+fatal(const char *format, ...) ISC_FORMAT_PRINTF(1, 2);
 
 ISC_LANG_ENDDECLS