diff --git a/t/t1007-hash-object.sh b/t/t1007-hash-object.sh
index 05262954ab..1ec0535138 100755
--- a/t/t1007-hash-object.sh
+++ b/t/t1007-hash-object.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
-test_description=git-hash-object
+test_description="git-hash-object"
 
 . ./test-lib.sh