1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/nix-build/nix-build.cc b/src/nix-build/nix-build.cc
index 08c6793577a4..487ccfaab145 100755
--- a/src/nix-build/nix-build.cc
+++ b/src/nix-build/nix-build.cc
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@ int main(int argc, char ** argv)
         }
 
         if (packages && fromArgs) {
-            throw UsageError("‘-p’ and ‘-E’ are mutually exclusive");
+            throw UsageError("'-p' and '-E' are mutually exclusive");
         }
 
         if (packages) {