1 files changed, 4 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/who.c b/src/who.c
index f56c71833..d5f573255 100644
--- a/src/who.c
+++ b/src/who.c
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 #include <config.h>
 #include <getopt.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
+#include <assert.h>
 
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include "system.h"
@@ -198,6 +199,9 @@ idle_string (time_t when, time_t boottime)
       else
         {
           static char idle_hhmm[IDLESTR_LEN];
+          /* FIXME-in-2018: see if this assert is still required in order
+             to suppress gcc's unwarranted -Wformat-length= warning.  */
+          assert (seconds_idle / (60 * 60) < 24);
           sprintf (idle_hhmm, "%02d:%02d",
                    seconds_idle / (60 * 60),
                    (seconds_idle % (60 * 60)) / 60);