diff --git a/util/pre-commit-install.sh b/util/pre-commit-install.sh
index 7821d54494..2e98be8ae8 100755
--- a/util/pre-commit-install.sh
+++ b/util/pre-commit-install.sh
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ cd ${GEM5_ROOT}
 if ! command -v pre-commit &> /dev/null
 then
     echo "Cannot find 'pre-commit'. Please ensure all Python requirements are "
-    echo "installed. This can be done via `pip install -r requirements.txt`."
+    echo "installed. This can be done via 'pip install -r requirements.txt'."
     exit 1
 fi