diff --git a/core/src/main/scala/kafka/tools/ConsumerPerformance.scala b/core/src/main/scala/kafka/tools/ConsumerPerformance.scala
index db27a8b5f468d..4fff87745e787 100644
--- a/core/src/main/scala/kafka/tools/ConsumerPerformance.scala
+++ b/core/src/main/scala/kafka/tools/ConsumerPerformance.scala
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ object ConsumerPerformance extends LazyLogging {
 
     if (messagesRead < count)
       println(s"WARNING: Exiting before consuming the expected number of messages: timeout ($timeout ms) exceeded. " +
-        "You can use the --timeout option to increase the timeout."))
+        "You can use the --timeout option to increase the timeout.")
     totalMessagesRead.set(messagesRead)
     totalBytesRead.set(bytesRead)
   }