diff --git a/vlib/os/os_windows.c.v b/vlib/os/os_windows.c.v
index 7c55b10db0423f..06f35107e13ad4 100644
--- a/vlib/os/os_windows.c.v
+++ b/vlib/os/os_windows.c.v
@@ -616,7 +616,7 @@ pub fn disk_usage(path string) !DiskUsage {
 			&total, &available)
 	}
 	if ret == false {
-		return error('can\`t get disk usage of path')
+		return error('cannot get disk usage of path')
 	}
 	return DiskUsage{
 		total:     total