diff --git a/hw/xfree86/int10/helper_mem.c b/hw/xfree86/int10/helper_mem.c
index 3f206c2e3..496c9a529 100644
--- a/hw/xfree86/int10/helper_mem.c
+++ b/hw/xfree86/int10/helper_mem.c
@@ -296,15 +296,12 @@ xf86int10GetBiosSegment(xf86Int10InfoPtr pInt, void *base)
     unsigned i;
     int cs = ~0;
     int segments[4];
-    const char * format;
 
     segments[0] = MEM_RW(pInt, (0x10 << 2) + 2);
     segments[1] = MEM_RW(pInt, (0x42 << 2) + 2);
     segments[2] = V_BIOS >> 4;
     segments[3] = ~0;
 
-    format = "No V_BIOS found\n";
-
     for (i = 0; segments[i] != ~0; i++) {
 	unsigned char * vbiosMem;
 
@@ -318,7 +315,7 @@ xf86int10GetBiosSegment(xf86Int10InfoPtr pInt, void *base)
     }
 
     if (segments[i] == ~0) {
-	xf86DrvMsg(pInt->scrnIndex, X_ERROR, format, (unsigned long)cs << 4);
+	xf86DrvMsg(pInt->scrnIndex, X_ERROR, "No V_BIOS found\n");
 	return FALSE;
     }