diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/write.rs b/clippy_lints/src/write.rs
index 2231715c8d2..97fe12f2330 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/write.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/write.rs
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ impl EarlyLintPass for Pass {
                         cx,
                         WRITELN_EMPTY_STRING,
                         mac.span,
-                        format!("using writeln!({}, \"\")", suggestion).as_str(),
+                        format!("using `writeln!({}, \"\")`", suggestion).as_str(),
                         "replace it with",
                         format!("writeln!({})", suggestion),
                     );
diff --git a/tests/ui/writeln_empty_string.stderr b/tests/ui/writeln_empty_string.stderr
index 8bfec673c4a..7bb6350ecd2 100644
--- a/tests/ui/writeln_empty_string.stderr
+++ b/tests/ui/writeln_empty_string.stderr
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-error: using writeln!(&mut v, "")
+error: using `writeln!(&mut v, "")`
  --> $DIR/writeln_empty_string.rs:9:5
   |
 9 |     writeln!(&mut v, "");
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ error: using writeln!(&mut v, "")
   |
   = note: `-D writeln-empty-string` implied by `-D warnings`
 
-error: using writeln!(&mut suggestion, "")
+error: using `writeln!(&mut suggestion, "")`
   --> $DIR/writeln_empty_string.rs:12:5
    |
 12 |     writeln!(&mut suggestion, "");