diff --git a/lib/url.c b/lib/url.c
index 4470581a47..e956121054 100644
--- a/lib/url.c
+++ b/lib/url.c
@@ -3344,7 +3344,7 @@ static CURLcode resolve_server(struct Curl_easy *data,
         result = CURLE_OPERATION_TIMEDOUT;
 
       else if(!hostaddr) {
-        failf(data, "Couldn't resolve host '%s'", connhost->dispname);
+        failf(data, "Could not resolve host: %s", connhost->dispname);
         result = CURLE_COULDNT_RESOLVE_HOST;
         /* don't return yet, we need to clean up the timeout first */
       }