diff --git a/src/librustc_ast/ast.rs b/src/librustc_ast/ast.rs
index d3e3546cf31..e68cd043a9a 100644
--- a/src/librustc_ast/ast.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_ast/ast.rs
@@ -1914,7 +1914,7 @@ impl fmt::Display for InlineAsmTemplatePiece {
                     match c {
                         '{' => f.write_str("{{")?,
                         '}' => f.write_str("}}")?,
-                        _ => write!(f, "{}", c.escape_debug())?,
+                        _ => c.fmt(f)?,
                     }
                 }
                 Ok(())