diff --git a/volume/mounts/windows_parser.go b/volume/mounts/windows_parser.go
index c544039f78..80f1cc6ef5 100644
--- a/volume/mounts/windows_parser.go
+++ b/volume/mounts/windows_parser.go
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ func windowsValidMountMode(mode string) bool {
 func windowsValidateNotRoot(p string) error {
 	p = strings.ToLower(strings.ReplaceAll(p, `/`, `\`))
 	if p == "c:" || p == `c:\` {
-		return fmt.Errorf("destination path cannot be `c:` or `c:\\`: %v", p)
+		return fmt.Errorf(`destination path (%v) cannot be 'c:' or 'c:\'`, p)
 	}
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/volume/mounts/windows_parser_test.go b/volume/mounts/windows_parser_test.go
index 8490c32e8d..c034954954 100644
--- a/volume/mounts/windows_parser_test.go
+++ b/volume/mounts/windows_parser_test.go
@@ -44,8 +44,8 @@ func TestWindowsParseMountRaw(t *testing.T) {
 		`..\`:                              "invalid volume specification: ",
 		`c:\:..\`:                          "invalid volume specification: ",
 		`c:\:d:\:xyzzy`:                    "invalid volume specification: ",
-		`c:`:                               "cannot be `c:`",
-		`c:\`:                              "cannot be `c:`",
+		`c:`:                               "cannot be 'c:'",
+		`c:\`:                              "cannot be 'c:'",
 		`c:\notexist:d:`:                   `source path does not exist: c:\notexist`,
 		`c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll:d:`: `source path must be a directory`,
 		`name<:d:`:                         `invalid volume specification`,