diff --git a/usr.bin/ipcs/ipcs.c b/usr.bin/ipcs/ipcs.c
index cbd010f88bd4..5a1dbb02d67b 100644
--- a/usr.bin/ipcs/ipcs.c
+++ b/usr.bin/ipcs/ipcs.c
@@ -568,7 +568,7 @@ sysctlgatherstruct(void *addr, size_t size, struct scgs_vector *vecarr)
 		rv = sysctlbyname(xp->sysctl, (char *)addr + xp->offset,
 		    &tsiz, NULL, 0);
 		if (rv == -1)
-			errx(1, "sysctlbyname: %s", xp->sysctl);
+			err(1, "sysctlbyname: %s", xp->sysctl);
 		if (tsiz != xp->size)
 			errx(1, "%s size mismatch (expected %d, got %d)",
 			    xp->sysctl, xp->size, tsiz);