diff --git a/webtools/bugzilla/checksetup.pl b/webtools/bugzilla/checksetup.pl
index 0a3edac79f4f..942c4e2ef3d5 100755
--- a/webtools/bugzilla/checksetup.pl
+++ b/webtools/bugzilla/checksetup.pl
@@ -343,8 +343,10 @@ $db_user = "bugs";              # user to attach to the MySQL database
 LocalVar('db_pass', '
 #
 # Some people actually use passwords with their MySQL database ...
+# If you use apostrophe (\') or a backslash (\\) in your password, you\'ll
+# need to escape it by preceding it with a \\ character. (\\\') or (\\\\)
 #
-$db_pass = "";
+$db_pass = \'\';
 ');