diff --git a/config.c b/config.c
index 8dbd86d6..044e5fce 100644
--- a/config.c
+++ b/config.c
@@ -594,7 +594,7 @@ parse_section_main(const char *key, const char *value, struct config *conf,
     }
 
     else if (strcmp(key, "bell") == 0) {
-        LOG_WARN("deprecated: %s:%d: [default]: bell: set actions in section 'bell' instead", path, lineno);
+        LOG_WARN("deprecated: %s:%d: [default]: bell: set actions in section '[bell]' instead", path, lineno);
 
         const char fmt[] = "%s:%d \033[1mbell\033[21m, use section \033[1m[bell]\033[21m instead";
         char *text = xasprintf(fmt, path, lineno);