diff --git a/kernel/util/working.go b/kernel/util/working.go
index 380eeb6bf..7349669ab 100644
--- a/kernel/util/working.go
+++ b/kernel/util/working.go
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ func initWorkspaceDir(workspaceArg string) {
 	}
 
 	if !gulu.File.IsDir(WorkspaceDir) {
-		logging.LogWarnf("use the default workspace [%s] since the specified workspace [%s] is not a dir", WorkspaceDir, defaultWorkspaceDir)
+		logging.LogWarnf("use the default workspace [%s] since the specified workspace [%s] is not a dir", defaultWorkspaceDir, WorkspaceDir)
 		if err := os.MkdirAll(defaultWorkspaceDir, 0755); nil != err && !os.IsExist(err) {
 			logging.LogErrorf("create default workspace folder [%s] failed: %s", defaultWorkspaceDir, err)
 			os.Exit(logging.ExitCodeInitWorkspaceErr)