diff --git a/scripts/link-vmlinux.sh b/scripts/link-vmlinux.sh
index 4629038c9e5acb677499ace431355a818ee4b3d6..4235a6361fec8076de79166cdf78f37260be30dc 100644
--- a/scripts/link-vmlinux.sh
+++ b/scripts/link-vmlinux.sh
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ if [ -n "${CONFIG_KALLSYMS}" ]; then
 
 	if ! cmp -s System.map .tmp_System.map; then
 		echo >&2 Inconsistent kallsyms data
-		echo >&2 echo Try "make KALLSYMS_EXTRA_PASS=1" as a workaround
+		echo >&2 Try "make KALLSYMS_EXTRA_PASS=1" as a workaround
 		cleanup
 		exit 1
 	fi