diff --git a/sharkd.c b/sharkd.c
index 6647189248..8ca9ff328f 100644
--- a/sharkd.c
+++ b/sharkd.c
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
   read_filter_list(CFILTER_LIST);
 
   if (!color_filters_init(&err_msg, NULL)) {
-     fprintf(stderr, "color_filters_init() failed %s\n", err_msg);
+     fprintf(stderr, "%s\n", err_msg);
      g_free(err_msg);
   }
 
diff --git a/tools/oss-fuzzshark/fuzzshark.c b/tools/oss-fuzzshark/fuzzshark.c
index ccab8a06ee..ac2c809e72 100644
--- a/tools/oss-fuzzshark/fuzzshark.c
+++ b/tools/oss-fuzzshark/fuzzshark.c
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ fuzz_init(int argc _U_, char **argv)
 
 	if (!color_filters_init(&err_msg, NULL))
 	{
-		fprintf(stderr, "color_filters_init() failed %s\n", err_msg);
+		fprintf(stderr, "%s\n", err_msg);
 		g_free(err_msg);
 	}