diff --git a/lib/checkmemoryleak.cpp b/lib/checkmemoryleak.cpp
index b28113555..a41d56369 100644
--- a/lib/checkmemoryleak.cpp
+++ b/lib/checkmemoryleak.cpp
@@ -333,7 +333,7 @@ void CheckMemoryLeak::memleakError(const Token *tok, const std::string &varname)
 
 void CheckMemoryLeak::memleakUponReallocFailureError(const Token *tok, const std::string &varname)
 {
-    reportErr(tok, Severity::error, "memleakOnRealloc", "Common realloc mistake: \"" + varname + "\" nulled but not freed upon failure");
+    reportErr(tok, Severity::error, "memleakOnRealloc", "Common realloc mistake: \'" + varname + "\' nulled but not freed upon failure");
 }
 
 void CheckMemoryLeak::resourceLeakError(const Token *tok, const std::string &varname)
diff --git a/test/testmemleak.cpp b/test/testmemleak.cpp
index f94228523..9a702c135 100644
--- a/test/testmemleak.cpp
+++ b/test/testmemleak.cpp
@@ -1107,7 +1107,7 @@ private:
               "        ;\n"
               "    free(buf);\n"
               "}\n");
-        ASSERT_EQUALS("[test.cpp:6]: (error) Common realloc mistake: \"buf\" nulled but not freed upon failure\n", errout.str());
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("[test.cpp:6]: (error) Common realloc mistake: \'buf\' nulled but not freed upon failure\n", errout.str());
     }
 
     void if11()
@@ -1177,7 +1177,7 @@ private:
               "    return a;\n"
               "}\n");
         TODO_ASSERT_EQUALS("[test.cpp:10]: (error) Memory leak: a\n", errout.str());
-        ASSERT_EQUALS("[test.cpp:8]: (error) Common realloc mistake: \"a\" nulled but not freed upon failure\n", errout.str());
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("[test.cpp:8]: (error) Common realloc mistake: \'a\' nulled but not freed upon failure\n", errout.str());
     }
 
 
@@ -1198,7 +1198,7 @@ private:
               "\n"
               "    return a;\n"
               "}\n", true);
-        ASSERT_EQUALS("[test.cpp:9]: (error) Common realloc mistake: \"a\" nulled but not freed upon failure\n", errout.str());
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("[test.cpp:9]: (error) Common realloc mistake: \'a\' nulled but not freed upon failure\n", errout.str());
     }
 
 
@@ -1219,7 +1219,7 @@ private:
               "\n"
               "    return a;\n"
               "}\n", true);
-        ASSERT_EQUALS("[test.cpp:9]: (error) Common realloc mistake: \"a\" nulled but not freed upon failure\n"
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("[test.cpp:9]: (error) Common realloc mistake: \'a\' nulled but not freed upon failure\n"
                       "[test.cpp:11]: (error) Memory leak: a\n", errout.str());
     }
 
@@ -2033,7 +2033,7 @@ private:
               "    char *a = (char *)malloc(10);\n"
               "    a = realloc(a, 100);\n"
               "}\n");
-        ASSERT_EQUALS("[test.cpp:4]: (error) Common realloc mistake: \"a\" nulled but not freed upon failure\n"
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("[test.cpp:4]: (error) Common realloc mistake: \'a\' nulled but not freed upon failure\n"
                       "[test.cpp:5]: (error) Memory leak: a\n", errout.str());
     }
 
@@ -2046,7 +2046,7 @@ private:
               "    free(a);\n"
               "}\n");
 
-        ASSERT_EQUALS("[test.cpp:4]: (error) Common realloc mistake: \"a\" nulled but not freed upon failure\n", errout.str());
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("[test.cpp:4]: (error) Common realloc mistake: \'a\' nulled but not freed upon failure\n", errout.str());
     }
 
     void realloc3()
@@ -2073,7 +2073,7 @@ private:
               "}\n");
 
         TODO_ASSERT_EQUALS("[test.cpp:5]: (error) Memory leak: a\n", errout.str());
-        ASSERT_EQUALS("[test.cpp:4]: (error) Common realloc mistake: \"a\" nulled but not freed upon failure\n", errout.str());
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("[test.cpp:4]: (error) Common realloc mistake: \'a\' nulled but not freed upon failure\n", errout.str());
     }
 
     void realloc5()