diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/py-globus-cli/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/py-globus-cli/package.py
index 5798513c310ac3..beb2dc0bdea667 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/py-globus-cli/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/py-globus-cli/package.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
 
 class PyGlobusCli(PythonPackage):
-    """Globus CLI is a standalone application that can be installed on the user’s machine
+    """Globus CLI is a standalone application that can be installed on the user's machine
     and is used to access the Globus service. The CLI provides an interface to Globus
     services from the shell, and is suited to both interactive and simple scripting use cases."""