diff --git a/releng.control/commonVariations.shsource b/releng.control/commonVariations.shsource
index d8106a9f7a9301ce0be0b8c34af6c3623f644435..bc7676d786eb69ba9a4f0f1ddab0bee239ff6f7a 100644
--- a/releng.control/commonVariations.shsource
+++ b/releng.control/commonVariations.shsource
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ export DOWNLOAD_ROOT=/home/data/httpd/download.eclipse.org
 # There is another variable, 'sign' in each components build.properties
 # to allow components to be the final say to allow signing.  
 # This variable, SKIP_JAR_SIGNING, should always be true for 
-$ "local" builds. 
+# "local" builds. 
 export SKIP_JAR_SIGNING=false
 
 # this is used especially during signing, where we need to execute