diff --git a/src/lib/commands/buil.c b/src/lib/commands/buil.c
index d1495c63..6093abf1 100644
--- a/src/lib/commands/buil.c
+++ b/src/lib/commands/buil.c
@@ -693,7 +693,7 @@ build_nuke(struct sctstr *sp, struct nchrstr *np, short *vec, int tlev)
     nuke.nuk_own = sp->sct_own;
     nuke.nuk_type = np - nchr;
     nuke.nuk_effic = 100;
-    nuke.nuk_stockpile = ' ';
+    nuke.nuk_stockpile = 0;
     nuke.nuk_ship = nuke.nuk_plane = nuke.nuk_land = -1;
     nuke.nuk_uid = nstr.cur;
     nuke.nuk_tech = tlev;
diff --git a/src/lib/commands/nuke.c b/src/lib/commands/nuke.c
index b6e38ee8..136d1be5 100644
--- a/src/lib/commands/nuke.c
+++ b/src/lib/commands/nuke.c
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
  * 
  *  Known contributors to this file:
  *     Dave Pare, 1986
+ *     Markus Armbruster, 2006
  */
 
 #include <config.h>
@@ -66,7 +67,8 @@ nuke(void)
 	    pr("%-3d ", nuk.nuk_own);
 	pr("%4d %-19.19s ", nstr.cur, nchr[(int)nuk.nuk_type].n_name);
 	prxy("%4d,%-4d", nuk.nuk_x, nuk.nuk_y, player->cnum);
-	pr(" %c %3d%% %4d", nuk.nuk_stockpile, nuk.nuk_effic, nuk.nuk_tech);
+	pr(" %1.1s %3d%% %4d",
+	   &nuk.nuk_stockpile, nuk.nuk_effic, nuk.nuk_tech);
 	if (nuk.nuk_plane >= 0) {
 	    getplane(nuk.nuk_plane, &plane);
 	    pr("%5dP %s",