diff --git a/asdf.sh b/asdf.sh
index 7224f9be4..4d7b2aa50 100644
--- a/asdf.sh
+++ b/asdf.sh
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ if [ -z "$ASDF_DIR" ]; then
 fi
 export ASDF_DIR
 # shellcheck disable=SC2016
-[ -d "$ASDF_DIR" ] || printf '$ASDF_DIR is not a directory'
+[ -d "$ASDF_DIR" ] || printf "%s\n" "$ASDF_DIR is not a directory"
 
 # Add asdf to PATH
 #