diff --git a/core/build.gradle b/core/build.gradle
index ee7441550..e2ee3a0bd 100644
--- a/core/build.gradle
+++ b/core/build.gradle
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ dependencies {
         api "com.google.android.support:wearable:$wearableSupportVersion"
         compileOnly "com.google.android.wearable:wearable:$wearableSupportVersion"
     } else {
-        System.out.println("core: free build hack, skipping some dependencies and bundling conscrypt ("+"$conscryptVersion"+")")
+        System.out.println("core: free build hack, skipping some dependencies and bundling conscrypt ($conscryptVersion)")
         implementation "org.conscrypt:conscrypt-android:$conscryptVersion"
     }