diff --git a/bin/bitbake-setup b/bin/bitbake-setup
index e3e577e9..d19b5394 100755
--- a/bin/bitbake-setup
+++ b/bin/bitbake-setup
@@ -957,7 +957,7 @@ def merge_settings(builtin_settings, global_settings, topdir_settings, cmdline_s
     return all_settings
 
 def sigint_handler(sig, frame, func, top_dir):
-    logger.plain(f'\nShutting down...')
+    logger.plain('\nShutting down...')
     if isinstance(top_dir, str) and os.path.exists(top_dir):
         if func in [init_config, build_update]:
             logger.warning(f'{top_dir} may contain an incomplete setup!')