diff --git a/errors.go b/errors.go
index 18a9e68d..1220ebc1 100644
--- a/errors.go
+++ b/errors.go
@@ -1,11 +1,14 @@
 // Package errors implements functions to manipulate errors.
 package errors
 
-import "fmt"
+import (
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+)
 
 // New returns an error that formats as the given text.
 func New(text string) error {
-	return Errorf(text)
+	return errors.New(text)
 }
 
 // Errorf returns a formatted error.
diff --git a/errors_test.go b/errors_test.go
index 7c094c49..1c169beb 100644
--- a/errors_test.go
+++ b/errors_test.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package errors
 
 import (
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"reflect"
@@ -24,6 +25,7 @@ func TestNewError(t *testing.T) {
 		{"", fmt.Errorf("")},
 		{"foo", fmt.Errorf("foo")},
 		{"foo", New("foo")},
+		{"foo %s", errors.New("foo %s")},
 	}
 
 	for _, tt := range tests {