diff --git a/examples/bin/verify-java b/examples/bin/verify-java
index 5e41cb28ad5b..e0ead8890fc1 100755
--- a/examples/bin/verify-java
+++ b/examples/bin/verify-java
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ sub fail_check {
   my ($current_version) = @_;
   my $current_version_text = $current_version
     ? "Your current version is: $current_version."
-    : "Make sure that "java" is installed and on your PATH.";
+    : "Make sure that \"java\" is installed and on your PATH.";
 
   print STDERR <<"EOT";
 Druid requires Java 8. $current_version_text