diff --git a/loopy/kernel/creation.py b/loopy/kernel/creation.py
index 380d76f6e55f91a8cf4f501480f77a43e0afa076..bd21a5f39cc6e761be582dba2fc3ad047b9260ea 100644
--- a/loopy/kernel/creation.py
+++ b/loopy/kernel/creation.py
@@ -2175,7 +2175,7 @@ def make_kernel(domains, instructions, kernel_data=["..."], **kwargs):
         time_logger = logger.debug
 
     time_logger(
-            "%s: kernel creation done after %g s", (knl.name, creation_elapsed))
+            "%s: kernel creation done after %g s", knl.name, creation_elapsed)
 
     return knl