diff --git a/plugins/python/python_plugin_io.c b/plugins/python/python_plugin_io.c
index 2375c3531..b41d340fb 100644
--- a/plugins/python/python_plugin_io.c
+++ b/plugins/python/python_plugin_io.c
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ python_plugin_io_show_version(struct IOPluginContext *io_ctx, int verbose)
     PyThreadState_Swap(BASE_CTX(io_ctx)->py_interpreter);
 
     if (verbose) {
-        py_sudo_log(SUDO_CONV_INFO_MSG, "Python io plugin API version %d.%d\n", "%d.%d",
+        py_sudo_log(SUDO_CONV_INFO_MSG, "Python io plugin API version %d.%d\n",
                     SUDO_API_VERSION_GET_MAJOR(PY_IO_PLUGIN_VERSION),
                     SUDO_API_VERSION_GET_MINOR(PY_IO_PLUGIN_VERSION));
     }
diff --git a/plugins/python/python_plugin_policy.c b/plugins/python/python_plugin_policy.c
index 04f5eb55f..810cebd1b 100644
--- a/plugins/python/python_plugin_policy.c
+++ b/plugins/python/python_plugin_policy.c
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ python_plugin_policy_version(int verbose)
     PyThreadState_Swap(plugin_ctx.py_interpreter);
 
     if (verbose) {
-        py_sudo_log(SUDO_CONV_INFO_MSG, "Python policy plugin API version %d.%d\n", "%d.%d",
+        py_sudo_log(SUDO_CONV_INFO_MSG, "Python policy plugin API version %d.%d\n",
                     SUDO_API_VERSION_GET_MAJOR(PY_POLICY_PLUGIN_VERSION),
                     SUDO_API_VERSION_GET_MINOR(PY_POLICY_PLUGIN_VERSION));
     }