diff --git a/volatility3/framework/__init__.py b/volatility3/framework/__init__.py
index 23ea745de..61ad787a1 100644
--- a/volatility3/framework/__init__.py
+++ b/volatility3/framework/__init__.py
@@ -64,8 +64,8 @@ def require_interface_version(*args) -> None:
             if args[1] > interface_version()[1]:
                 raise RuntimeError(
                     "Framework interface version {} is an older revision than the required version {}".format(
-                        ".".join([str(x) for x in interface_version()[0:2]]),
-                        ".".join([str(x) for x in args[0:2]]),
+                        ".".join(str(x) for x in interface_version()[0:2]),
+                        ".".join(str(x) for x in args[0:2]),
                     )
                 )