diff --git a/lib/checkother.cpp b/lib/checkother.cpp
index 3b1de7923..e3dd4a79c 100644
--- a/lib/checkother.cpp
+++ b/lib/checkother.cpp
@@ -3073,8 +3073,8 @@ void CheckOther::variableScopeError(const Token *tok, const std::string &varname
     reportError(tok,
                 Severity::information,
                 "variableScope",
-                "The scope of the variable " + varname + " can be reduced\n"
-                "The scope of the variable " + varname + " can be reduced. Warning: It can be unsafe "
+                "The scope of the variable '" + varname + "' can be reduced\n"
+                "The scope of the variable '" + varname + "' can be reduced. Warning: It can be unsafe "
                 "to fix this message. Be careful. Especially when there are inner loops. Here is an "
                 "example where cppcheck will write that the scope for 'i' can be reduced:\n"
                 "void f(int x)\n"
diff --git a/test/testother.cpp b/test/testother.cpp
index c3cbdd815..b339fa054 100644
--- a/test/testother.cpp
+++ b/test/testother.cpp
@@ -547,7 +547,7 @@ private:
                  "        for ( ; i < 10; ++i) ;\n"
                  "    }\n"
                  "}\n");
-        ASSERT_EQUALS("[test.cpp:3]: (information) The scope of the variable i can be reduced\n", errout.str());
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("[test.cpp:3]: (information) The scope of the variable 'i' can be reduced\n", errout.str());
 
         varScope("void f(int x)\n"
                  "{\n"
@@ -557,7 +557,7 @@ private:
                  "        for ( ; i < 10; ++i) ;\n"
                  "    }\n"
                  "}\n");
-        ASSERT_EQUALS("[test.cpp:3]: (information) The scope of the variable i can be reduced\n", errout.str());
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("[test.cpp:3]: (information) The scope of the variable 'i' can be reduced\n", errout.str());
     }
 
     void varScope6()
@@ -623,7 +623,7 @@ private:
                  "        edgeResistance = (edge+1) / 2.0;\n"
                  "    }\n"
                  "}\n");
-        ASSERT_EQUALS("[test.cpp:2]: (information) The scope of the variable edgeResistance can be reduced\n", errout.str());
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("[test.cpp:2]: (information) The scope of the variable 'edgeResistance' can be reduced\n", errout.str());
     }
 
     void varScope9()