diff --git a/token.go b/token.go
index e779619..a022bee 100644
--- a/token.go
+++ b/token.go
@@ -121,6 +121,6 @@ func (tk *Token) ErrorExpectedGotString(symbol, got string) (err error) {
 }
 
 func (tk *Token) ErrorExpectedGotStringWithPrefix(prefix, symbol, got string) (err error) {
-	err = fmt.Errorf("[%d:%d] %s %s, got `%s`", tk.row, tk.col, prefix, symbol, got)
+	err = fmt.Errorf("[%d:%d] %s %s, got %q", tk.row, tk.col, prefix, symbol, got)
 	return
 }