1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/ln.c b/src/ln.c
index 0c1cd8562..6eeddde0d 100644
--- a/src/ln.c
+++ b/src/ln.c
@@ -380,7 +380,7 @@ Mandatory arguments to long options are mandatory for short options too.\n\
       fputs (VERSION_OPTION_DESCRIPTION, stdout);
       fputs (_("\
 \n\
-The backup suffix is `~', unless set with --suffix or SIMPLE_BACKUP_SUFFIX.\n\
+The backup suffix is '~', unless set with --suffix or SIMPLE_BACKUP_SUFFIX.\n\
 The version control method may be selected via the --backup option or through\n\
 the VERSION_CONTROL environment variable.  Here are the values:\n\
 \n\