diff --git a/src/output/ntux_output_error.c b/src/output/ntux_output_error.c
index be58ba1..5ed570a 100644
--- a/src/output/ntux_output_error.c
+++ b/src/output/ntux_output_error.c
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ static const char * ntux_output_strerror(
 		return "(see child process error messages)";
 
 	else if (erri->esyscode == ENOBUFS)
-		return "input error: string length exceeds buffer size.";
+		return "input error: string length exceeds buffer size";
 
 	else
 		return ntux_strerror(dctx,erri->esyscode);