diff --git a/utilities/stx-extensions/files/coredump-sysctl-debian.conf b/utilities/stx-extensions/files/coredump-sysctl-debian.conf
index 929e415c..90d6262e 100644
--- a/utilities/stx-extensions/files/coredump-sysctl-debian.conf
+++ b/utilities/stx-extensions/files/coredump-sysctl-debian.conf
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 # the core dump.
 #
 # See systemd-coredump(8) and core(5).
-kernel.core_pattern=|/usr/bin/k8s-coredump %P %u %g %s %t 9223372036854775808 %h %e"
+kernel.core_pattern=|/usr/bin/k8s-coredump %P %u %g %s %t 9223372036854775808 %h %e
 
 # Allow that 16 coredumps are dispatched in parallel by the kernel. We want to
 # be able to collect process metadata from /proc/%P/ while processing