diff --git a/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/scheduler/cluster/CoarseGrainedSchedulerBackend.scala b/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/scheduler/cluster/CoarseGrainedSchedulerBackend.scala
index fcad959540f5a..7c7f70d8a193b 100644
--- a/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/scheduler/cluster/CoarseGrainedSchedulerBackend.scala
+++ b/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/scheduler/cluster/CoarseGrainedSchedulerBackend.scala
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ class CoarseGrainedSchedulerBackend(scheduler: TaskSchedulerImpl, val rpcEnv: Rp
             case None =>
               // Ignoring the update since we don't know about the executor.
               logWarning(s"Ignored task status update ($taskId state $state) " +
-                "from unknown executor $sender with ID $executorId")
+                s"from unknown executor with ID $executorId")
           }
         }