diff --git a/logfile.c b/logfile.c
index cf7c5c3..62fa6cc 100644
--- a/logfile.c
+++ b/logfile.c
@@ -351,8 +351,7 @@ sigset_t ss, oss;
 		             tm->tm_mon+1,  tm->tm_mday,
 			     tm->tm_hour, tm->tm_min, tm->tm_sec,
 		             log_infix, ws,
-			     ( errnr <= sys_nerr ) ? sys_errlist[errnr]:
-			     "<error not in list>" );
+			     strerror(errnr));
 #ifdef SYSLOG
 	sigemptyset(&ss);
 	sigaddset(&ss, SIGALRM);