diff --git a/closingd/Makefile b/closingd/Makefile
index 2cb6786b7..5e64e9f14 100644
--- a/closingd/Makefile
+++ b/closingd/Makefile
@@ -58,7 +58,8 @@ CLOSINGD_COMMON_OBJS :=				\
 	common/subdaemon.o			\
 	common/type_to_string.o			\
 	common/utils.o				\
-	common/version.o
+	common/version.o			\
+	common/wire_error.o
 
 closingd/gen_closing_wire.h: $(WIRE_GEN) closingd/closing_wire.csv
 	$(WIRE_GEN) --header $@ closing_wire_type < closingd/closing_wire.csv > $@
diff --git a/common/peer_failed.c b/common/peer_failed.c
index 5ee61bf6c..e1facd0f0 100644
--- a/common/peer_failed.c
+++ b/common/peer_failed.c
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 #include <common/crypto_sync.h>
 #include <common/peer_failed.h>
 #include <common/status.h>
+#include <common/wire_error.h>
 #include <fcntl.h>
 #include <stdarg.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
@@ -31,9 +32,10 @@ void peer_failed(int peer_fd, struct crypto_state *cs,
 	va_start(ap, fmt);
 	errmsg = tal_vfmt(NULL, fmt, ap);
 	va_end(ap);
-	/* Make sure it's correct length for error. */
-	tal_resize(&errmsg, strlen(errmsg)+1);
-	msg = towire_error(errmsg, channel_id, (const u8 *)errmsg);
+
+	va_start(ap, fmt);
+	msg = towire_errorfmtv(errmsg, channel_id, fmt, ap);
+	va_end(ap);
 
 	/* This is only best-effort; don't block. */
 	io_fd_block(peer_fd, false);