diff --git a/cmd/cloud-controller-manager/app/controllermanager.go b/cmd/cloud-controller-manager/app/controllermanager.go
index 8ab8f668862..26b37ab9266 100644
--- a/cmd/cloud-controller-manager/app/controllermanager.go
+++ b/cmd/cloud-controller-manager/app/controllermanager.go
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ func Run(c *cloudcontrollerconfig.CompletedConfig, stopCh <-chan struct{}) error
 	if cz, err := configz.New(ConfigzName); err == nil {
 		cz.Set(c.ComponentConfig)
 	} else {
-		klog.Errorf("unable to register configz: %c", err)
+		klog.Errorf("unable to register configz: %v", err)
 	}
 
 	// Setup any healthz checks we will want to use.