diff --git a/telnet/utilities.c b/telnet/utilities.c
index 0bb0eab..d89ca37 100644
--- a/telnet/utilities.c
+++ b/telnet/utilities.c
@@ -748,6 +748,7 @@ printsub(char direction, unsigned char *pointer, int length)
 	    env_common:
 		{
 		    register int noquote = 2;
+		    char* msg;
 #if defined(ENV_HACK) && defined(OLD_ENVIRON)
 		    extern int old_env_var, old_env_value;
 #endif
@@ -758,14 +759,24 @@ printsub(char direction, unsigned char *pointer, int length)
 		     /*	case NEW_ENV_OVAR: */
 			    if (pointer[0] == TELOPT_OLD_ENVIRON) {
 # ifdef	ENV_HACK
-				if (old_env_var == OLD_ENV_VALUE)
-				    fprintf(NetTrace, "\" (VALUE) " + noquote);
-				else
+				if (old_env_var == OLD_ENV_VALUE) {
+				    msg = "\" (VALUE) ";
+				    fprintf(NetTrace, "%s", msg + noquote);
+				}
+				else {
 # endif
-				    fprintf(NetTrace, "\" VAR " + noquote);
+				    msg = "\" VAR ";
+				    fprintf(NetTrace, "%s", msg + noquote);
+# ifdef ENV_HACK
+				}
+#endif /*ENV_HACK*/
 			    } else
 #endif /* OLD_ENVIRON */
-				fprintf(NetTrace, "\" VALUE " + noquote);
+				msg = "\" VALUE ";
+				fprintf(NetTrace, "%s", msg + noquote);
+#ifdef OLD_ENVIRON
+			    }
+#endif /* OLD_ENVIRON */
 			    noquote = 2;
 			    break;
 
@@ -774,24 +785,36 @@ printsub(char direction, unsigned char *pointer, int length)
 		     /* case OLD_ENV_VALUE: */
 			    if (pointer[0] == TELOPT_OLD_ENVIRON) {
 # ifdef	ENV_HACK
-				if (old_env_value == OLD_ENV_VAR)
-				    fprintf(NetTrace, "\" (VAR) " + noquote);
-				else
+				if (old_env_value == OLD_ENV_VAR) {
+				    msg = "\" (VAR) ";
+				    fprintf(NetTrace, "%s", msg + noquote);
+				}
+				else {
 # endif
-				    fprintf(NetTrace, "\" VALUE " + noquote);
-			    } else
+				    msg = "\" VALUE ";
+				    fprintf(NetTrace, "%s", msg + noquote);
+# ifdef ENV_HACK
+				}
+# endif
+			    } else {
 #endif /* OLD_ENVIRON */
-				fprintf(NetTrace, "\" VAR " + noquote);
+				msg = "\" VAR ";
+				fprintf(NetTrace, "%s", msg + noquote);
+#ifdef OLD_ENVIRON
+			    }
+#endif
 			    noquote = 2;
 			    break;
 
 			case ENV_ESC:
-			    fprintf(NetTrace, "\" ESC " + noquote);
+			    msg = "\" ESC ";
+			    fprintf(NetTrace, "%s", msg + noquote);
 			    noquote = 2;
 			    break;
 
 			case ENV_USERVAR:
-			    fprintf(NetTrace, "\" USERVAR " + noquote);
+			    msg = "\" USERVAR ";
+			    fprintf(NetTrace, "%s", msg + noquote);
 			    noquote = 2;
 			    break;
 
diff --git a/telnetd/utility.c b/telnetd/utility.c
index 4a438be..82edee5 100644
--- a/telnetd/utility.c
+++ b/telnetd/utility.c
@@ -969,22 +969,26 @@ printsub(char direction, unsigned char *pointer, int length)
 	    env_common:
 		{
 		    register int noquote = 2;
+		    char* msg;
 		    for (i = 2; i < length; i++ ) {
 			switch (pointer[i]) {
 			case ENV_VAR:
 			    if (pointer[1] == TELQUAL_SEND)
 				goto def_case;
-			    netoprintf("\" VAR " + noquote);
+			    msg = "\" VAR ";
+			    netoprintf("%s", msg + noquote);
 			    noquote = 2;
 			    break;
 
 			case ENV_VALUE:
-			    netoprintf("\" VALUE " + noquote);
+			    msg = "\" VALUE ";
+			    netoprintf("%s", msg + noquote);
 			    noquote = 2;
 			    break;
 
 			case ENV_ESC:
-			    netoprintf("\" ESC " + noquote);
+			    msg = "\" ESC ";
+			    netoprintf("%s", msg + noquote);
 			    noquote = 2;
 			    break;