diff --git a/pkg/kyverno/common/common.go b/pkg/kyverno/common/common.go
index 8589c6e242..85425c5c8f 100644
--- a/pkg/kyverno/common/common.go
+++ b/pkg/kyverno/common/common.go
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ func GetPolicies(paths []string) (policies []*v1.ClusterPolicy, error error) {
 			}
 
 			if errString != "" {
-				fmt.Println("failed to extract policies: %s", errString)
+				fmt.Printf("failed to extract policies: %s\n", errString)
 				os.Exit(2)
 			}