diff --git a/compiler/symbol.go b/compiler/symbol.go
index 5ebdee1471..83bb4ccb26 100644
--- a/compiler/symbol.go
+++ b/compiler/symbol.go
@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@ func (c *compilerContext) checkWasmImport(f *ssa.Function, pragma string) {
 	}
 	if f.Blocks != nil {
 		// Defined functions cannot be exported.
-		c.addError(f.Pos(), fmt.Sprintf("can only use //go:wasmimport on declarations"))
+		c.addError(f.Pos(), "can only use //go:wasmimport on declarations")
 		return
 	}
 	if f.Signature.Results().Len() > 1 {
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index b83ea85f88..8f788efb86 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -958,7 +958,7 @@ func buildAndRun(pkgName string, config *compileopts.Config, stdout io.Writer, c
 	err = run(cmd, result)
 	if err != nil {
 		if ctx != nil && ctx.Err() == context.DeadlineExceeded {
-			stdout.Write([]byte(fmt.Sprintf("--- timeout of %s exceeded, terminating...\n", timeout)))
+			fmt.Fprintf(stdout, "--- timeout of %s exceeded, terminating...\n", timeout)
 			err = ctx.Err()
 		}
 		return result, &commandError{"failed to run compiled binary", result.Binary, err}