diff --git a/common/lib/share/mccode-r.c b/common/lib/share/mccode-r.c
index 292044e5c..d8cd10aad 100644
--- a/common/lib/share/mccode-r.c
+++ b/common/lib/share/mccode-r.c
@@ -2020,7 +2020,7 @@ int mcdetector_out_axis_nexus(NXhandle f, char *label, char *var, int rank, long
     char *valid;
     valid=malloc(sizeof(char)*CHAR_BUF_LENGTH);
     if (!valid ) {
-      printf("Fatal memory error allocating label axis of length %li, exiting!\n", CHAR_BUF_LENGTH);
+      printf("Fatal memory error allocating label axis of length %i, exiting!\n", CHAR_BUF_LENGTH);
       free(axis);
       return(NX_ERROR);
     }