diff --git a/lld/ELF/Target.cpp b/lld/ELF/Target.cpp
index 019bdf0b14aa..55fcf1734d1f 100644
--- a/lld/ELF/Target.cpp
+++ b/lld/ELF/Target.cpp
@@ -386,7 +386,7 @@ RelExpr X86TargetInfo::getRelExpr(uint32_t Type, const SymbolBody &S) const {
   case R_386_NONE:
     return R_HINT;
   default:
-    error("do not know how to handle relocation " + toString(Type) + " (" +
+    error("do not know how to handle relocation '" + toString(Type) + "' (" +
           Twine(Type) + ")");
     return R_HINT;
   }
diff --git a/lld/test/ELF/unknown-reloc.s b/lld/test/ELF/unknown-reloc.s
index 64a33687a936..b674a3bbc657 100644
--- a/lld/test/ELF/unknown-reloc.s
+++ b/lld/test/ELF/unknown-reloc.s
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
 # RUN: llvm-mc -filetype=obj -triple=i386-pc-linux-gnu %S/Inputs/unknown-reloc.s -o %t2.o
 # RUN: not ld.lld %t1.o %t2.o -o %t.out 2>&1 | FileCheck %s
 
-# CHECK: do not know how to handle relocation R_386_PC8 (23)
-# CHECK: do not know how to handle relocation R_386_8 (22)
+# CHECK: do not know how to handle relocation 'R_386_PC8' (23)
+# CHECK: do not know how to handle relocation 'R_386_8' (22)
 
 .text
 .global foo