--- man-1.5m2.orig/src/util.c	2003-09-05 13:48:13 +0400
+++ man-1.5m2/src/util.c	2005-06-03 00:25:08 +0400
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ my_xsprintf (char *format, ...) {
 			case 'S': /* check and turn into 's' */
 				ss = va_arg(p, char *);
 				if (!is_shell_safe(ss, (s[1] == 'Q')))
-					return NOT_SAFE;
+					return my_strdup(NOT_SAFE);
 				len += strlen(ss);
 				s[1] = 's';
 				break;