1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/src/util/getopt_helpers.c b/src/util/getopt_helpers.c
index f9341f528..fb8cc4d45 100644
--- a/src/util/getopt_helpers.c
+++ b/src/util/getopt_helpers.c
@@ -819,7 +819,7 @@ set_uint16 (struct GNUNET_GETOPT_CommandLineProcessorContext *ctx,
   (void) ctx;
   if (1 != SSCANF (value,
                    "%u",
-                   v))
+                   &v))
   {
     FPRINTF (stderr,
              _("You must pass a number to the `%s' option.\n"),