diff --git a/vcsh b/vcsh
index 18e9dfd5e2316170ab8a82ef689297b2bc60ba9b..d3e2329a59916f8f9a3a54afa42606b09051b657 100755
--- a/vcsh
+++ b/vcsh
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ delete() {
 $files
 
 AGAIN, THIS WILL DELETE YOUR DATA!
-To continue, type \"Yes, do as I say\""
+To continue, type 'Yes, do as I say'"
 	read answer
 	[ "x$answer" = "xYes, do as I say" ] || exit 16
 	for file in $files; do