diff --git a/plugins/ipam/dhcp/main.go b/plugins/ipam/dhcp/main.go
index 3a3c324c..e0a63a8b 100644
--- a/plugins/ipam/dhcp/main.go
+++ b/plugins/ipam/dhcp/main.go
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ func main() {
 		}
 
 		if err := runDaemon(pidfilePath, hostPrefix, socketPath, timeout, resendMax, broadcast); err != nil {
-			log.Printf(err.Error())
+			log.Print(err.Error())
 			os.Exit(1)
 		}
 	} else {