diff --git a/cde/programs/localized/C/types/_common.dt.tmsg b/cde/programs/localized/C/types/_common.dt.tmsg
index b930fc61a..caec730e5 100644
--- a/cde/programs/localized/C/types/_common.dt.tmsg
+++ b/cde/programs/localized/C/types/_common.dt.tmsg
@@ -1917,7 +1917,9 @@ $ Message 10040 - an error message when the file the user provided the Tar
 $    action is not a folder. Don't translate %(File)Arg_1%, it will be
 $    the bad file name when the message is shown to the user.
 $ 
-10040 ERROR: \\\"%(File)Arg_1%\\\" is not a folder.
+$quote "
+10040 ERROR: "%(File)Arg_1%" is not a folder.
+$quote
 $ 
 $ Messsages 10041 and 10042 are status messages for the user.  These are
 $    shown to the user when the Tar action is creating the tarball.