diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/cmd/deps.rb b/Library/Homebrew/cmd/deps.rb
index 51f485880f..a26dca03ca 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/cmd/deps.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/cmd/deps.rb
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ require 'formula'
 
 def recursive_deps_tree f, level
   f.deps.each do |dep|
-    puts "> "*level+dep
+    puts "> "*level+dep.to_s
     recursive_deps_tree(Formula.factory(dep), level+1)
   end
 end