diff --git a/tests/system/suite_tools/tst_git_clone/test.py b/tests/system/suite_tools/tst_git_clone/test.py
index c41ee6fd981..42473264f7e 100644
--- a/tests/system/suite_tools/tst_git_clone/test.py
+++ b/tests/system/suite_tools/tst_git_clone/test.py
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ def verifyVersionControlView(targetDir, canceled):
     vcsLog = str(waitForObject("{type='Core::OutputWindow' unnamed='1' visible='1' "
                                "window=':Qt Creator_Core::Internal::MainWindow'}").plainText)
     test.log("Clone log is: %s" % vcsLog)
-    test.verify("Running in " + targetDir + ":" in vcsLog,
+    test.verify('Running in "' + targetDir + '":' in vcsLog,
                 "Searching for target directory in clone log")
     test.verify(" ".join(["clone", "--progress", cloneUrl, cloneDir]) in vcsLog,
                 "Searching for git parameters in clone log")