diff --git a/src/common/kernel/textstore.c b/src/common/kernel/textstore.c
index 6c5dd5972..056d01a44 100644
--- a/src/common/kernel/textstore.c
+++ b/src/common/kernel/textstore.c
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ txt_r_tok_buf(struct storage * store, char * result, size_t size)
     }
   } else {
     /* trick to skip when no result expected */
-    fscanf((FILE *)store->userdata, "%*s", format);
+    fscanf((FILE *)store->userdata, "%*s");
   }
 }