diff --git a/apps/src/memeater.c b/apps/src/memeater.c
index dcd6755c..a1c26c71 100644
--- a/apps/src/memeater.c
+++ b/apps/src/memeater.c
@@ -15,6 +15,6 @@ int main()
         printf("Allocating 4 MB of memory... %lx\n", (unsigned long)allocated);
         sleep(1);
     } while ((allocated = malloc(CHUNK)));
-    printf("Out of memory. (errno=%d, %s)\n", errno, strerror(errno));
+    perror("malloc");
     printf("Press any key to restart.\n");
 }
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