diff --git a/cmd/evm/t8n_test.go b/cmd/evm/t8n_test.go
index 2141dfa59d..78f3998561 100644
--- a/cmd/evm/t8n_test.go
+++ b/cmd/evm/t8n_test.go
@@ -720,7 +720,7 @@ func TestEvmRunRegEx(t *testing.T) {
 				t.Fatalf("test %d: could not compile regular expression: %v", i, err)
 			}
 			if !re.MatchString(have) {
-				t.Fatalf("test %d, output wrong, have \n%v\nwant\n%v\n", i, string(have), re)
+				t.Fatalf("test %d, output wrong, have \n%v\nwant\n%v\n", i, have, re)
 			}
 		}
 	}