diff --git a/src/tools/remote-test-client/src/main.rs b/src/tools/remote-test-client/src/main.rs
index 299ec0f0b4c..1fafe109d34 100644
--- a/src/tools/remote-test-client/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/tools/remote-test-client/src/main.rs
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ fn start_qemu_emulator(target: &str, rootfs: &Path, server: &Path, tmpdir: &Path
                 .arg(&format!("file={},format=raw,id=hd0", &rootfs_img.to_string_lossy()));
             t!(cmd.spawn());
         }
-        _ => panic!("cannot start emulator for: {}" < target),
+        _ => panic!("cannot start emulator for: {}", target),
     }
 }