diff --git a/bin/tools/pre-commit-hook b/bin/tools/pre-commit-hook
index ae8ca7c21c..7710f0ca52 100755
--- a/bin/tools/pre-commit-hook
+++ b/bin/tools/pre-commit-hook
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
 hookName="pre-commit"
 die()
 {
-    echo '$hookName hook failure' 1>&2
+    echo "$hookName hook failure" 1>&2
     echo '-----------------------' 1>&2
     echo '' 1>&2
     echo "$@" 1>&2
diff --git a/bin/tools/pre-receive-hook b/bin/tools/pre-receive-hook
index 84ac684bc3..048feb3188 100755
--- a/bin/tools/pre-receive-hook
+++ b/bin/tools/pre-receive-hook
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
 hookName="pre-receive"
 die()
 {
-    echo '$hookName hook failure' 1>&2
+    echo "$hookName hook failure" 1>&2
     echo '-----------------------' 1>&2
     echo '' 1>&2
     echo "$@" 1>&2