diff --git a/lib/modules/Protocols.pmod/NNTP.pmod b/lib/modules/Protocols.pmod/NNTP.pmod
index 4d19bf74ac0bcab6bed0c28c6ba2edf0dca7f655..0d17910ee38bf01f8cc26dff4349a71e01b8816a 100644
--- a/lib/modules/Protocols.pmod/NNTP.pmod
+++ b/lib/modules/Protocols.pmod/NNTP.pmod
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ class protocol
       space=' ';
       string tmp=news::gets();
       if(!tmp) return 0;
-      sscanf(tmp,"%d%c%s",code,int space,rest);
+      sscanf(tmp,"%d%c%s",code,space,rest);
     } while(space == '-');
     return code;
   }