diff -ru globus_common-7.20.orig/library/globus_libc.c globus_common-7.20/library/globus_libc.c
--- globus_common-7.20.orig/library/globus_libc.c	2007-02-27 10:14:41.000000000 +0100
+++ globus_common-7.20/library/globus_libc.c	2007-02-27 10:01:19.000000000 +0100
@@ -2587,6 +2587,11 @@
 {
     static FILE *			devnull = GLOBUS_NULL;
     int save_errno;
+    char dummy[3];
+    int ret;
+
+    ret = vsnprintf(dummy, 3, fmt, ap);
+    return ret;
 
     globus_libc_lock();
     if(devnull == GLOBUS_NULL)