1 files changed, 2 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/runtests.sh b/runtests.sh
index d2865ae3..bb0b34a6 100755
--- a/runtests.sh
+++ b/runtests.sh
@@ -230,7 +230,8 @@ do
 	;;
     77)
 	# backticks will fill the whole file onto one line, which is a feature
-	echo "SKIP    $testbase (`cat \"$scratchdir/whyskipped\"`)"
+	whyskipped=`cat "$scratchdir/whyskipped"`
+	echo "SKIP    $testbase ($whyskipped)"
 	skipped=`expr $skipped + 1`
 	maybe_discard_scratch
 	;;