diff --git a/dlls/dxerr8/errors.awk b/dlls/dxerr8/errors.awk
index 09a38b564c3..a9c8790d2a1 100644
--- a/dlls/dxerr8/errors.awk
+++ b/dlls/dxerr8/errors.awk
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ BEGIN {
 			i = 1
 			len = length(array[word]) + 1
 			while (i < len) {
-				if (substr(array[word],i,1) == "\'")
+				if (substr(array[word],i,1) == "'")
 					printf "'\\'',"
 				else
 					printf "'%s',", substr(array[word],i,1)
diff --git a/dlls/dxerr9/errors.awk b/dlls/dxerr9/errors.awk
index 09a38b564c3..a9c8790d2a1 100644
--- a/dlls/dxerr9/errors.awk
+++ b/dlls/dxerr9/errors.awk
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ BEGIN {
 			i = 1
 			len = length(array[word]) + 1
 			while (i < len) {
-				if (substr(array[word],i,1) == "\'")
+				if (substr(array[word],i,1) == "'")
 					printf "'\\'',"
 				else
 					printf "'%s',", substr(array[word],i,1)