diff --git a/src/cmd/auth/ssh-agent.c b/src/cmd/auth/ssh-agent.c
index e944e390..620d00fb 100644
--- a/src/cmd/auth/ssh-agent.c
+++ b/src/cmd/auth/ssh-agent.c
@@ -973,7 +973,7 @@ runmsg(Aconn *a)
 			goto Failure;
 		}
 		if(chatty)
-			fprint(2, "request identities\n", nk);
+			fprint(2, "request %d identities\n", nk);
 		reply(a, &m);
 		break;