diff --git a/src/uu/runcon/src/errors.rs b/src/uu/runcon/src/errors.rs
index 382ab3bed..b2bfcad95 100644
--- a/src/uu/runcon/src/errors.rs
+++ b/src/uu/runcon/src/errors.rs
@@ -87,7 +87,6 @@ where
         err = source;
         write!(writer, ": {err}")?;
     }
-    write!(writer, ".")?;
     Ok(())
 }