diff --git a/lib/ansible/plugins/callback/profile_tasks.py b/lib/ansible/plugins/callback/profile_tasks.py
index 19bdd5bf4c..7d3bc30b48 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/plugins/callback/profile_tasks.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/plugins/callback/profile_tasks.py
@@ -133,8 +133,7 @@ class CallbackModule(CallbackBase):
 
         # Print the timings
         for uuid, result in results:
-            msg = ''
-            msg="{0:-<70}{1:->9}".format('{0} '.format(result['name']),' {0:.02f}s'.format(result['time']))
+            msg=u"{0:-<70} {1:->9}".format(result['name'],u' {0:.02f}s'.format(result['time']))
             if 'path' in result:
-                msg += "\n{0:-<79}".format( '{0} '.format(result['path']))
+                msg += u"\n{0:-<79}".format(result['path'])
             self._display.display(msg)