--- a/tools/perf/util/evsel.c	2023-10-20 15:50:53.011023294 +0200
+++ b/tools/perf/util/evsel.c	2023-10-20 15:51:03.205997633 +0200
@@ -3076,7 +3076,7 @@
 
 	return scnprintf(msg, size,
 	"The sys_perf_event_open() syscall returned with %d (%s) for event (%s).\n"
-	"/bin/dmesg | grep -i perf may provide additional information.\n",
+	"\"dmesg | grep -i perf\" may provide additional information.\n",
 			 err, str_error_r(err, sbuf, sizeof(sbuf)), evsel__name(evsel));
 }