1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/error.c b/error.c
index ab42c5dcdb..fc3022f854 100644
--- a/error.c
+++ b/error.c
@@ -1840,7 +1840,7 @@ syntax_error_initialize(int argc, VALUE *argv, VALUE self)
 {
     VALUE mesg;
     if (argc == 0) {
-	mesg = rb_fstring_cstr("compile error");
+	mesg = rb_fstring_lit("compile error");
 	argc = 1;
 	argv = &mesg;
     }