diff --git a/scripts/install-multi-user.sh b/scripts/install-multi-user.sh
index a487d459f..fdd6428be 100644
--- a/scripts/install-multi-user.sh
+++ b/scripts/install-multi-user.sh
@@ -557,7 +557,7 @@ create_build_user_for_core() {
         if [ "$actual_uid" != "$uid" ]; then
             failure <<EOF
 It seems the build user $username already exists, but with the UID
-with the UID '$actual_uid'. This script can't really handle that right
+'$actual_uid'. This script can't really handle that right
 now, so I'm going to give up.
 
 If you already created the users and you know they start from