diff --git a/w.c b/w.c
index 3964e4f2..e3e9dbb0 100644
--- a/w.c
+++ b/w.c
@@ -78,6 +78,8 @@ static void print_host(const char *restrict host, int len, const int fromlen)
 			fputc(*host, stdout);
 			++width;
 		} else {
+			fputc('-', stdout);
+			++width;
 			break;
 		}
 	}