2 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/man/du.x b/man/du.x
index b17036974..85b9ff449 100644
--- a/man/du.x
+++ b/man/du.x
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ will match any files whose names end in
 .BR .o .
 Therefore, the command
 .IP
-.B du --exclude='*.o'
+.B du --exclude=\(aq*.o\(aq
 .PP
 will skip all files and subdirectories ending in
 .BR .o
diff --git a/man/help2man b/man/help2man
index cbdaf065c..66d715f0e 100755
--- a/man/help2man
+++ b/man/help2man
@@ -567,7 +567,7 @@ and
 .B %s
 programs are properly installed at your site, the command
 .IP
-.B info coreutils '%s invocation'
+.B info coreutils \(aq%s invocation\(aq
 .PP
 should give you access to the complete manual.
 EOT