diff --git a/scripts/link-vmlinux.sh b/scripts/link-vmlinux.sh
index 32e573943cf0..0512c313a590 100755
--- a/scripts/link-vmlinux.sh
+++ b/scripts/link-vmlinux.sh
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ fi
 if is_enabled CONFIG_KALLSYMS; then
 	if ! cmp -s System.map ${kallsyms_vmlinux}.syms; then
 		echo >&2 Inconsistent kallsyms data
-		echo >&2 Try "make KALLSYMS_EXTRA_PASS=1" as a workaround
+		echo >&2 'Try "make KALLSYMS_EXTRA_PASS=1" as a workaround'
 		exit 1
 	fi
 fi