diff --git a/maven-compat/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/repository/legacy/LegacyRepositorySystem.java b/maven-compat/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/repository/legacy/LegacyRepositorySystem.java
index 0acab4f94ab2..e3e778120803 100644
--- a/maven-compat/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/repository/legacy/LegacyRepositorySystem.java
+++ b/maven-compat/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/repository/legacy/LegacyRepositorySystem.java
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ public Artifact createExtensionArtifact( String groupId, String artifactId, Stri
             // MNG-5368: Log a message instead of returning 'null' silently.
             this.logger.error( String.format(
                 "Invalid version specification '%s' creating extension artifact '%s:%s:%s'.",
-                version, groupId, artifactId, version, e ) );
+                version, groupId, artifactId, version ), e );
 
             return null;
         }
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ public Artifact createPluginArtifact( Plugin plugin )
             // MNG-5368: Log a message instead of returning 'null' silently.
             this.logger.error( String.format(
                 "Invalid version specification '%s' creating plugin artifact '%s'.",
-                version, plugin, e ) );
+                version, plugin ), e );
 
             return null;
         }