diff --git a/src/vim9execute.c b/src/vim9execute.c
index e84c70e..093fbad 100644
--- a/src/vim9execute.c
+++ b/src/vim9execute.c
@@ -1726,7 +1726,7 @@
 		    char_u	*tofree;
 
 		    r = blob2string(iptr->isn_arg.blob, &tofree, numbuf);
-		    smsg("%4d PUSHBLOB \"%s\"", current, r);
+		    smsg("%4d PUSHBLOB %s", current, r);
 		    vim_free(tofree);
 		}
 		break;