diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 5e6dc7aa..3655a03d 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -290,8 +290,11 @@ CVS code -
 - rcfile.c:
   parse_argument()
 	- Rename variable ptr_bak to ptr_save, for consistency. (DLR)
-	- Add quotes around invalid string arguments in error messages,
-	  for consistency. (DLR)
+	- Add double quotes around invalid string arguments in error
+	  messages, for consistency. (DLR)
+	- Add single quotes around the invalid string argument in the
+	  error message about unterminated strings, to avoid confusion.
+	  (Benno Schulenberg)
   parse_syntax()
 	- Don't generate an error if we find a duplicate syntax name,
 	  since we might be trying to override a syntax in the global
diff --git a/src/rcfile.c b/src/rcfile.c
index c22aca37..e652002d 100644
--- a/src/rcfile.c
+++ b/src/rcfile.c
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ char *parse_argument(char *ptr)
 	    ptr = NULL;
 	else
 	    *ptr++ = '\0';
-	rcfile_error(N_("Argument \"%s\" has unterminated \""), ptr_save);
+	rcfile_error(N_("Argument '%s' has unterminated \""), ptr_save);
     } else {
 	*last_quote = '\0';
 	ptr = last_quote + 1;