diff --git a/youtube_dl/downloader/common.py b/youtube_dl/downloader/common.py
index beae8c4d02..fc7521598c 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/downloader/common.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/downloader/common.py
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ class FileDownloader(object):
 
     def report_retry(self, count, retries):
         """Report retry in case of HTTP error 5xx"""
-        self.to_screen('[download] Got server HTTP error. Retrying (attempt %d of %d)...' % (count, retries))
+        self.to_screen('[download] Got server HTTP error. Retrying (attempt %d of %.0f)...' % (count, retries))
 
     def report_file_already_downloaded(self, file_name):
         """Report file has already been fully downloaded."""