1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/src/xselect.c b/src/xselect.c
index 8de436f119d..616d12c7cab 100644
--- a/src/xselect.c
+++ b/src/xselect.c
@@ -2296,13 +2296,13 @@ x_fill_property_data (Display *dpy, Lisp_Object data, void *ret, int format)
       if (format == 8)
         {
           if ((1 << 8) < val && val <= X_ULONG_MAX - (1 << 7))
-            error ("Out of 'char' range");
+            error ("Out of `char' range");
           *d08++ = val;
         }
       else if (format == 16)
         {
           if ((1 << 16) < val && val <= X_ULONG_MAX - (1 << 15))
-            error ("Out of 'short' range");
+            error ("Out of `short' range");
           *d16++ = val;
         }
       else