diff --git a/src/funcs.c b/src/funcs.c
index 299b8f022..ecbfa28c5 100644
--- a/src/funcs.c
+++ b/src/funcs.c
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ file_checkfmt(char *msg, size_t mlen, const char *fmt)
 		if (*++p == '%')
 			continue;
 		// Skip uninteresting.
-		while (strchr("0.'+- ", *p) != NULL)
+		while (strchr("#0.'+- ", *p) != NULL)
 			p++;
 		if (*p == '*') {
 			if (msg)