diff --git a/mysys/errors.c b/mysys/errors.c
index 7f3d966f9d7fc..e3fbfd4d8e6e0 100644
--- a/mysys/errors.c
+++ b/mysys/errors.c
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ void wait_for_free_space(const char *filename, int errors)
   (void) sleep(MY_WAIT_FOR_USER_TO_FIX_PANIC);
 }
 
-const char **get_global_errmsgs(int nr __attribute((unused)))
+const char **get_global_errmsgs(int nr __attribute__((unused)))
 {
   return globerrs;
 }