diff --git a/opal/util/printf.c b/opal/util/printf.c
index 619d5eb0c3..484e608cd6 100644
--- a/opal/util/printf.c
+++ b/opal/util/printf.c
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ int opal_vasprintf(char **ptr, const char *fmt, va_list ap)
 #if OMPI_HAVE_VA_COPY
   va_copy(ap2, ap);
 #elif OMPI_HAVE_UNDERSCORE_VA_COPY
-  __va_copy(ap2, ap;
+  __va_copy(ap2, ap);
 #else
   memcpy (&ap2, &ap, sizeof(va_list));
 #endif