diff --git a/getcwd.c b/getcwd.c
index 66af8345c..329762397 100644
--- a/getcwd.c
+++ b/getcwd.c
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ SYS_FUNC(getcwd)
 {
 	if (exiting(tcp)) {
 		if (syserror(tcp))
-			tprintf("%#lx", tcp->u_arg[0]);
+			printaddr(tcp->u_arg[0]);
 		else
 			printpathn(tcp, tcp->u_arg[0], tcp->u_rval - 1);
 		tprintf(", %lu", tcp->u_arg[1]);