diff --git a/libs/ardour/globals.cc b/libs/ardour/globals.cc
index 6ff46651e6..fb496b5c74 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/globals.cc
+++ b/libs/ardour/globals.cc
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ lotsa_files_please ()
 	if (newmax > 0) {
 		info << string_compose (_("Your system is configured to limit %1 to only %2 open files"), PROGRAM_NAME, newmax) << endmsg;
 	} else {
-		error << string_compose (_("Could not set system open files limit. Current limit is %1 open files"), _getmaxstdio)  << endmsg;
+		error << string_compose (_("Could not set system open files limit. Current limit is %1 open files"), _getmaxstdio())  << endmsg;
 	}
 #endif
 }