diff --git a/auto-static.c b/auto-static.c
index 68da3b8..5c8e32a 100644
--- a/auto-static.c
+++ b/auto-static.c
@@ -418,7 +418,7 @@ static void print_escaped_string (const char *str, int len) {
         eprintf ("\\\\");
         break;
       case '"':
-        eprintf ("\"");
+        eprintf ("\\\"");
         break;
       default:
         eprintf ("\\x%02x", (int)(unsigned char)*str);