diff --git a/source/libsmb/nterr.c b/source/libsmb/nterr.c
index 73d77b728ae..89ad58b26f6 100644
--- a/source/libsmb/nterr.c
+++ b/source/libsmb/nterr.c
@@ -607,7 +607,7 @@ char *get_friendly_nt_error_msg(NTSTATUS nt_code)
 	
 	/* fall back to NT_STATUS_XXX string */
 	
-	return get_nt_error_msg(nt_code);
+	return nt_errstr(nt_code);
 }
 
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