diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/process.c b/arch/x86/kernel/process.c
index 426a5b66f7e40a51caaf24932af01b7c36656a24..3d83a71af7d5953ebe6ed060c9255ab1a8e54e3a 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/process.c
@@ -642,7 +642,7 @@ static int __init idle_setup(char *str)
 		boot_option_idle_override = IDLE_POLL;
 	} else if (!strcmp(str, "mwait")) {
 		boot_option_idle_override = IDLE_FORCE_MWAIT;
-		WARN_ONCE(1, "\idle=mwait\" will be removed in 2012\"\n");
+		WARN_ONCE(1, "\"idle=mwait\" will be removed in 2012\"\n");
 	} else if (!strcmp(str, "halt")) {
 		/*
 		 * When the boot option of idle=halt is added, halt is