diff --git a/bundle.c b/bundle.c
index 6bf849740c..5364cbfa0f 100644
--- a/bundle.c
+++ b/bundle.c
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ int create_bundle(struct bundle_header *header, const char *path,
 	argc = setup_revisions(argc, argv, &revs, NULL);
 
 	if (argc > 1)
-		return error("unrecognized argument: %s'", argv[1]);
+		return error("unrecognized argument: %s", argv[1]);
 
 	object_array_remove_duplicates(&revs.pending);