diff --git a/tools/update-authors.js b/tools/update-authors.js
index 4ba73f28c9adc1..1eae7b61a83be4 100755
--- a/tools/update-authors.js
+++ b/tools/update-authors.js
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ rl.on('line', (line) => {
   const duplicate = previousAuthors.get(author);
   if (duplicate && !duplicate.includes(email)) {
     console.warn('Author name already in AUTHORS file. Possible duplicate:');
-    console.warn(`  ${author} <${email}>`);
+    console.warn(`  ${author} ${email}`);
   }
 });