--- ../nqp/src/HLL/Compiler.nqp
+++ ../nqp/src/HLL/Compiler.nqp
@@ -557,11 +557,11 @@ class HLL::Compiler does HLL::Backend::Default {
         my $implementation := self.implementation();
         my $language_name  := self.language_name();
         if nqp::can(self, 'language_version') {
-            nqp::say("This is $implementation version $version built on $backver\n" ~
+            nqp::say("This is $implementation Star version $version built on $backver\n" ~
                 "implementing $language_name " ~ self.language_version() ~ ".");
         }
         else {
-            nqp::say("This is $implementation version $version built on $backver");
+            nqp::say("This is $implementation Star version $version built on $backver");
         }
         nqp::exit(0);
     }