diff --git a/src/Mod/Material/Material.py b/src/Mod/Material/Material.py
index f83bfec51..3cf29b5e7 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Material/Material.py
+++ b/src/Mod/Material/Material.py
@@ -109,5 +109,5 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
 
     kv_map = importFCMat(FileName)
     for k in kv_map.keys():
-        print `k` + " : " + `kv_map[k]`
+        print repr(k) + " : " + repr(kv_map[k])
     sys.exit(0)  # no error