diff --git a/src/kpackage/private/packagejobthread.cpp b/src/kpackage/private/packagejobthread.cpp
--- a/src/kpackage/private/packagejobthread.cpp
+++ b/src/kpackage/private/packagejobthread.cpp
@@ -375,7 +375,7 @@
     for(const QString &dep : dependencies) {
         QUrl depUrl(dep);
         if (!installDependency(depUrl)) {
-            d->errorMessage = i18n("Could not install dependency: %1", dep);
+            d->errorMessage = i18n("Could not install dependency: '%1'", dep);
             d->errorCode = Package::JobError::PackageCopyError;
             return false;
         }