1 files changed, 6 insertions, 10 deletions

diff --git a/usr.bin/printf/printf.c b/usr.bin/printf/printf.c
index f21a0152a477c..62704416599e0 100644
--- a/usr.bin/printf/printf.c
+++ b/usr.bin/printf/printf.c
@@ -70,20 +70,15 @@ static const char rcsid[] =
 #endif
 
 #define	PF(f, func) do {						\
-	char *b = NULL;							\
 	if (havewidth)							\
 		if (haveprec)						\
-			(void)asprintf(&b, f, fieldwidth, precision, func); \
+			(void)printf(f, fieldwidth, precision, func);	\
 		else							\
-			(void)asprintf(&b, f, fieldwidth, func);	\
+			(void)printf(f, fieldwidth, func);		\
 	else if (haveprec)						\
-		(void)asprintf(&b, f, precision, func);			\
+		(void)printf(f, precision, func);			\
 	else								\
-		(void)asprintf(&b, f, func);				\
-	if (b) {							\
-		(void)fputs(b, stdout);					\
-		free(b);						\
-	}								\
+		(void)printf(f, func);					\
 } while (0)
 
 static int	 asciicode(void);
@@ -394,7 +389,8 @@ printf_doformat(char *fmt, int *rval)
 		char p;
 
 		p = getchr();
-		PF(start, p);
+		if (p != '\0')
+			PF(start, p);
 		break;
 	}
 	case 's': {