diff --git a/kernel/printk.c b/kernel/printk.c
index 08e4188..1d51780 100644
--- a/kernel/printk.c
+++ b/kernel/printk.c
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ int printk(struct vgastate *term, const char *fmt, ...)
 					break;
 				// Unknown character; just print the character
 				default:
-					term_putChar(term, fmt[i+end]);
+					term_putChar(term, fmt[i]);
 					numPrinted++;
 					end = 1;
 					break;