diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/cmd/audit.rb b/Library/Homebrew/cmd/audit.rb
index 3f2a31774c..846aaffa00 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/cmd/audit.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/cmd/audit.rb
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ class FormulaAuditor
 
   def audit_text
     if text =~ /system\s+['"]scons/
-      problem "use \"scons, *args\" instead of \"system 'scons', *args\""
+      problem "use \"scons *args\" instead of \"system 'scons', *args\""
     end
 
     if text =~ /system\s+['"]xcodebuild/ && text !~ /SYMROOT=/