diff --git a/src/logging.c b/src/logging.c
index 7b53277..36c31c4 100644
--- a/src/logging.c
+++ b/src/logging.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@
 	if (target->use_color) {
 		const char *c = color(subsys);
 		if (c) {
-			ret = snprintf(buf + offset, rem, "%s", color(subsys));
+			ret = snprintf(buf + offset, rem, "%s", c);
 			if (ret < 0)
 				goto err;
 			OSMO_SNPRINTF_RET(ret, rem, offset, len);