diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_cgroup.c b/src/qemu/qemu_cgroup.c
index f8f375f4d71527b655465fc2966c8a277458c905..662d41d7d94d588ddb6e9bbe138770859bd0f61d 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_cgroup.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_cgroup.c
@@ -473,8 +473,8 @@ cleanup:
         rc = virCgroupSetCpuCfsPeriod(cgroup, old_period);
         if (rc < 0)
             virReportSystemError(-rc,
-                                 _("%s"),
-                                 "Unable to rollback cpu bandwidth period");
+                                 "%s",
+                                 _("Unable to rollback cpu bandwidth period"));
     }
 
     return -1;