diff --git a/utils/rule_dir_json.py b/utils/rule_dir_json.py
index 3fdb43b925b..34068e645c8 100755
--- a/utils/rule_dir_json.py
+++ b/utils/rule_dir_json.py
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ def handle_remediations(product_list, product_yamls, rule_obj):
 
 def quiet_print(msg, quiet, file):
     if not quiet:
-        print(msg, file)
+        print(msg, file=file)
 
 
 def main():