diff --git a/Mk/bsd.sanity.mk b/Mk/bsd.sanity.mk
index 23b66d632d2e..333045083c15 100644
--- a/Mk/bsd.sanity.mk
+++ b/Mk/bsd.sanity.mk
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ DEV_WARNING+=	"USE_GNOME=desktopfileutils is deprecated, please use USES=desktop
 .endif
 
 .if defined(LIB_DEPENDS) && ${LIB_DEPENDS:Nlib*}
-DEV_ERROR+=	"All LIB_DEPENDS should use the new format and start out with lib.  (libfoo.so vs foo.so)"
+DEV_ERROR+=	"All LIB_DEPENDS should use the new format and start out with lib.  \(libfoo.so vs foo.so\)"
 .endif
 
 .if defined(USE_TCL) || defined(USE_TCL_BUILD) || defined(USE_TCL_RUN) || defined(USE_TCL_WRAPPER) || \