diff --git a/usr.bin/xlint/lint2/emit2.c b/usr.bin/xlint/lint2/emit2.c
index 3769ef01c586..a918529fbd18 100644
--- a/usr.bin/xlint/lint2/emit2.c
+++ b/usr.bin/xlint/lint2/emit2.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* $NetBSD: emit2.c,v 1.11 2008/04/25 22:22:28 christos Exp $ */
+/* $NetBSD: emit2.c,v 1.12 2008/04/26 20:31:45 christos Exp $ */
 
 /*
  * Copyright (c) 1996 Christopher G. Demetriou.  All Rights Reserved.
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 
 #include <sys/cdefs.h>
 #if defined(__RCSID) && !defined(lint)
-__RCSID("$NetBSD: emit2.c,v 1.11 2008/04/25 22:22:28 christos Exp $");
+__RCSID("$NetBSD: emit2.c,v 1.12 2008/04/26 20:31:45 christos Exp $");
 #endif
 
 #include "lint2.h"
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ outtype(type_t *tp)
 		case STRUCT:	t = 'T';	s = 's';	break;
 		case UNION:	t = 'T';	s = 'u';	break;
 		case FCOMPLEX:	t = 'X';	s = 's';	break;
-		case DCOMPLEX:	t = 'X';	s = 'u';	break;
+		case DCOMPLEX:	t = 'X';	s = '\0';	break;
 		case FUNC:
 			if (tp->t_args != NULL && !tp->t_proto) {
 				t = 'f';