diff --git a/scripts/download-zig.sh b/scripts/download-zig.sh
index de4b57091f..a0a64f4674 100755
--- a/scripts/download-zig.sh
+++ b/scripts/download-zig.sh
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ if [ -e "${extract_at}/.version" ]; then
 fi
 
 if ! [ -e "${dest}" ]; then
-  printf "-- Downloading Zig v%s\n" "${zig_version}"
+  printf -- "-- Downloading Zig v%s\n" "${zig_version}"
   curl -o "$dest" -L "$url"
 fi