diff --git a/src/smap/partition_functions.c b/src/smap/partition_functions.c
index 9375c6a740e1c4cc4b907142278c27e38d06aae8..2889375801e1a324fea9afb1beca6df202bffef4 100644
--- a/src/smap/partition_functions.c
+++ b/src/smap/partition_functions.c
@@ -618,7 +618,7 @@ static int _print_text_part(partition_info_t *part_ptr,
 		if(part_ptr->total_nodes == 0)
 			mvwprintw(pa_system_ptr->text_win, 
 				  pa_system_ptr->ycord,
-				  pa_system_ptr->xcord, ".25");
+				  pa_system_ptr->xcord, "0.25");
 		else	
 			mvwprintw(pa_system_ptr->text_win, 
 				  pa_system_ptr->ycord,
@@ -712,7 +712,7 @@ static int _print_text_part(partition_info_t *part_ptr,
 		}
 		
 		if(part_ptr->total_nodes == 0)
-			printf("%5s ", ".25");
+			printf("%5s ", "0.25");
 		else	
 			printf("%5d ", part_ptr->total_nodes);