diff --git a/p2p/host/basic/basic_host.go b/p2p/host/basic/basic_host.go
index 3f0f11356e365c6f5cfccd564a21c33f8ae677fa..4e42af5fb57309d1e6a79ff3283781d8b71a1863 100644
--- a/p2p/host/basic/basic_host.go
+++ b/p2p/host/basic/basic_host.go
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ func (h *BasicHost) newStreamHandler(s inet.Stream) {
 			}
 			logf("protocol EOF: %s (took %s)", s.Conn().RemotePeer(), took)
 		} else {
-			log.Warning("protocol mux failed: %s (took %s)", err, took)
+			log.Warningf("protocol mux failed: %s (took %s)", err, took)
 		}
 		s.Close()
 		return