diff --git a/t/t1506-rev-parse-diagnosis.sh b/t/t1506-rev-parse-diagnosis.sh
index 4a6396f9e3..0843a1c13b 100755
--- a/t/t1506-rev-parse-diagnosis.sh
+++ b/t/t1506-rev-parse-diagnosis.sh
@@ -8,8 +8,11 @@ exec </dev/null
 
 test_did_you_mean ()
 {
-	printf "fatal: Path '$2$3' $4, but not ${5:-'$3'}.\n" >expected &&
-	printf "Did you mean '$1:$2$3'${2:+ aka '$1:./$3'}?\n" >>expected &&
+	sq="'" &&
+	cat >expected <<-EOF &&
+	fatal: Path '$2$3' $4, but not ${5:-$sq$3$sq}.
+	Did you mean '$1:$2$3'${2:+ aka $sq$1:./$3$sq}?
+	EOF
 	test_cmp expected error
 }