diff --git a/lib/hdb/hdb_err.et b/lib/hdb/hdb_err.et
index 927dd724a..26d0205ba 100644
--- a/lib/hdb/hdb_err.et
+++ b/lib/hdb/hdb_err.et
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 #
 # This might look like a com_err file, but is not
 #
-id $Id$
+id "$Id$"
 
 error_table hdb
 
diff --git a/lib/kadm5/kadm5_err.et b/lib/kadm5/kadm5_err.et
index 967476a42..a18fb2d4c 100644
--- a/lib/kadm5/kadm5_err.et
+++ b/lib/kadm5/kadm5_err.et
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 #
 # This might look like a com_err file, but is not
 #
-id $Id$
+id "$Id$"
 
 error_table kadm5 ovk