diff --git a/connect/runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/kafka/connect/runtime/Worker.java b/connect/runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/kafka/connect/runtime/Worker.java
index 89e32b54af6d6..96e2bf9b98ebb 100644
--- a/connect/runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/kafka/connect/runtime/Worker.java
+++ b/connect/runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/kafka/connect/runtime/Worker.java
@@ -420,7 +420,7 @@ private void awaitStopConnector(String connName, long timeout) {
             }
 
             if (!connector.awaitShutdown(timeout)) {
-                log.error("Connector ‘{}’ failed to properly shut down, has become unresponsive, and "
+                log.error("Connector '{}' failed to properly shut down, has become unresponsive, and "
                         + "may be consuming external resources. Correct the configuration for "
                         + "this connector or remove the connector. After fixing the connector, it "
                         + "may be necessary to restart this worker to release any consumed "