diff --git a/t/t3507-cherry-pick-conflict.sh b/t/t3507-cherry-pick-conflict.sh
index 3f29594329..607bf25d8f 100755
--- a/t/t3507-cherry-pick-conflict.sh
+++ b/t/t3507-cherry-pick-conflict.sh
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ test_expect_success 'failed cherry-pick does not advance HEAD' '
 	test "$head" = "$newhead"
 '
 
-test_expect_success 'advice from failed cherry-pick' '
+test_expect_success 'advice from failed cherry-pick' "
 	git checkout -f initial^0 &&
 	git read-tree -u --reset HEAD &&
 	git clean -d -f -f -q -x &&
@@ -46,17 +46,17 @@ test_expect_success 'advice from failed cherry-pick' '
 	git update-index --refresh &&
 	git diff-index --exit-code HEAD &&
 
-	picked=$(git rev-parse --short picked) &&
+	picked=\$(git rev-parse --short picked) &&
 	cat <<-EOF >expected &&
-	error: could not apply $picked... picked
+	error: could not apply \$picked... picked
 	hint: after resolving the conflicts, mark the corrected paths
 	hint: with 'git add <paths>' or 'git rm <paths>'
-	hint: and commit the result with 'git commit -c $picked'
+	hint: and commit the result with 'git commit -c \$picked'
 	EOF
 	test_must_fail git cherry-pick picked 2>actual &&
 
 	test_cmp expected actual
-'
+"
 
 test_expect_success 'failed cherry-pick produces dirty index' '