diff --git a/lxc/import.go b/lxc/import.go
index bba2e0912865..d1b989363432 100644
--- a/lxc/import.go
+++ b/lxc/import.go
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 package main
 
 import (
-	"fmt"
 	"os"
+	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ func (c *cmdImport) run(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 			Tracker: &ioprogress.ProgressTracker{
 				Length: fstat.Size(),
 				Handler: func(percent int64, speed int64) {
-					progress.UpdateProgress(ioprogress.ProgressData{Text: fmt.Sprintf("%d%% (%s/s)", percent, units.GetByteSizeString(speed, 2))})
+					progress.UpdateProgress(ioprogress.ProgressData{Text: strconv.FormatInt(percent, 10) + "% (" + units.GetByteSizeString(speed, 2) + "/s)"})
 				},
 			},
 		},