diff --git a/akka-actor/src/main/scala/akka/util/AkkaLoader.scala b/akka-actor/src/main/scala/akka/util/AkkaLoader.scala
index 2a2ee13db7..164f2da095 100644
--- a/akka-actor/src/main/scala/akka/util/AkkaLoader.scala
+++ b/akka-actor/src/main/scala/akka/util/AkkaLoader.scala
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ class AkkaLoader {
     println("  ttt    tt  ttt    ttt  ttt    ttt ttt    ttt")
     println("   tttttttt  ttt    ttt  ttt    ttt  tttttttt")
     println("==================================================")
-    println("            Running version {}", Config.VERSION)
+    println("            Running version " + Config.VERSION)
     println("==================================================")
   }
 }