diff --git a/cmd/kubeadm/app/phases/certs/certs.go b/cmd/kubeadm/app/phases/certs/certs.go
index 20bf37c4429..9119ef1899f 100644
--- a/cmd/kubeadm/app/phases/certs/certs.go
+++ b/cmd/kubeadm/app/phases/certs/certs.go
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ func CreateCACertAndKeyFiles(certSpec *KubeadmCert, cfg *kubeadmapi.InitConfigur
 	if certSpec.CAName != "" {
 		return fmt.Errorf("This function should only be used for CAs, but cert %s has CA %s", certSpec.Name, certSpec.CAName)
 	}
-	glog.V(1).Infoln("creating a new certificate authority for %s", certSpec.Name)
+	glog.V(1).Infof("creating a new certificate authority for %s", certSpec.Name)
 
 	certConfig, err := certSpec.GetConfig(cfg)
 	if err != nil {