diff --git a/pipenv/utils/virtualenv.py b/pipenv/utils/virtualenv.py
index e701719902..1084c143f6 100644
--- a/pipenv/utils/virtualenv.py
+++ b/pipenv/utils/virtualenv.py
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ def abort(msg=""):
         err.print(f"[red]{msg}[/red]")
         err.print("You can specify specific versions of Python with:")
         err.print(
-            f"[yellow]$ pipenv --python {os.sep.join('path', 'to', 'python')}[/yellow]"
+            f"[yellow]$ pipenv --python {os.sep.join(['path', 'to', 'python'])}[/yellow]"
         )
         sys.exit(1)