diff --git a/lustre/tests/test-framework.sh b/lustre/tests/test-framework.sh
index 556b0484c98a5b935814bd4c385fc95fa3b4f38b..b7ae3abb22c2af1910131deadc1d1d1fe798cf38 100644
--- a/lustre/tests/test-framework.sh
+++ b/lustre/tests/test-framework.sh
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ check_mem_leak () {
         echo "$LEAK_LUSTRE" 1>&2
         echo "$LEAK_PORTALS" 1>&2
         mv $TMP/debug $TMP/debug-leak.`date +%s` || true
-        log "Memory leaks detected"
+        echo "Memory leaks detected"
         [ -n "$IGNORE_LEAK" ] && { echo "ignoring leaks" && return 0; } || true
         return 1
     fi