diff --git a/scripts/fix-close-obsolete-pr.sh b/scripts/fix-close-obsolete-pr.sh
index 2a8ef006..554c979d 100755
--- a/scripts/fix-close-obsolete-pr.sh
+++ b/scripts/fix-close-obsolete-pr.sh
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ REPO_NWO=$(echo "$URL" | awk -F'/' '{print $4"/"$5}')
 DIFF=$(gh pr diff "$URL" 2>/dev/null)
 PR_USES=$(echo "$DIFF" | grep -E "^\+[[:space:]]+uses:[[:space:]]+[^@[:space:]]+@[0-9a-f]{40}" || true)
 if [ -z "$PR_USES" ]; then
-    echo "SKIP: PR has no `+ uses: …@<sha>` lines"
+    echo "SKIP: PR has no \`+ uses: …@<sha>\` lines"
     exit 0
 fi