diff --git a/cmake/QtPublicSbomOpsHelpers.cmake b/cmake/QtPublicSbomOpsHelpers.cmake
index a83b1f1c828..988883d5bda 100644
--- a/cmake/QtPublicSbomOpsHelpers.cmake
+++ b/cmake/QtPublicSbomOpsHelpers.cmake
@@ -612,7 +612,7 @@ function(_qt_internal_sbom_verify_ntia_compliant)
             RESULT_VARIABLE res
         )
         if(NOT res EQUAL 0)
-            message(FATAL_ERROR \"SBOM NTIA verification failed: \{res}\")
+            message(FATAL_ERROR \"SBOM NTIA verification failed: \${res}\")
         endif()
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