diff --git a/yash-builtin/src/getopts/report.rs b/yash-builtin/src/getopts/report.rs
index d66b135a..ed402e74 100644
--- a/yash-builtin/src/getopts/report.rs
+++ b/yash-builtin/src/getopts/report.rs
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ impl Error {
                     annotations.push(Annotation::new(
                         AnnotationType::Info,
                         format!(
-                            "the built-in needs to update the variable to `{}`",
+                            "the built-in needs to update the variable to {}",
                             new_value.quote()
                         )
                         .into(),