2 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/tests/timeout.builder.sh b/tests/timeout.builder.sh
index 1ddb44e99c7f..3fbdd57946ad 100644
--- a/tests/timeout.builder.sh
+++ b/tests/timeout.builder.sh
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-echo "\`timeout' builder entering an infinite loop"
+echo "‘timeout’ builder entering an infinite loop"
 while true ; do echo -n .; done
diff --git a/tests/timeout.sh b/tests/timeout.sh
index 6787a40d43cd..2ebd06b9330c 100644
--- a/tests/timeout.sh
+++ b/tests/timeout.sh
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ source common.sh
 failed=0
 messages="`nix-build -Q timeout.nix --timeout 2 2>&1 || failed=1`"
 if [ $failed -ne 0 ]; then
-    echo "error: \`nix-store' succeeded; should have timed out"
+    echo "error: ‘nix-store’ succeeded; should have timed out"
     exit 1
 fi