diff --git a/go/gogo.cc b/go/gogo.cc
index 3ff88cb..e7af673 100644
--- a/go/gogo.cc
+++ b/go/gogo.cc
@@ -2541,7 +2541,7 @@
     {
       if (ext_name.empty())
 	go_error_at(loc,
-		    ("//%<go:linkname%> missing external name "
+		    ("%<//go:linkname%> missing external name "
 		     "for declaration of %s"),
 		    go_name.c_str());
       else