diff --git a/components/cli/opts/opts_test.go b/components/cli/opts/opts_test.go
index 9f41e47864..46cb9e0b03 100644
--- a/components/cli/opts/opts_test.go
+++ b/components/cli/opts/opts_test.go
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ func TestMapOpts(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Errorf("max-size = %s != 1", tmpMap["max-size"])
 	}
 	if o.Set("dummy-val=3") == nil {
-		t.Errorf("validator is not being called")
+		t.Error("validator is not being called")
 	}
 }