--- checks.py	2021-12-08 13:28:22.892999715 -0800
+++ checks.py-temp	2021-12-08 13:54:34.743854376 -0800
@@ -243,12 +243,7 @@
     # get output of a command to get all packages which are the source
     # of kmods
     kmod_pkgs_str, _ = run_subprocess(
-        ("repoquery --releasever={releasever} {setopt_arg} {repoids_args} -f /lib/modules/*.ko*").format(
-            releasever=system_info.releasever,
-            setopt_arg=setopt_arg,
-            repoids_args=repoquery_repoids_args,
-        ),
-        print_output=False,
+        (["repoquery", "--releasever=%s" % system_info.releasever, setopt_arg, repoquery_repoids_args, "-f", "/lib/modules/*.ko*"]),print_output=False,
     )
     # from these packages we select only the latest one
     kmod_pkgs = get_most_recent_unique_kernel_pkgs(kmod_pkgs_str.rstrip("\n").split())