diff --git a/solarized.el b/solarized.el
index 7128659..7fa0a1b 100644
--- a/solarized.el
+++ b/solarized.el
@@ -251,8 +251,8 @@ The Returned color-palette has the same format as `solarized-color-palette'"
 ;;; Setup Start
 (defmacro solarized-with-color-variables (variant theme-name color-palette &optional childtheme-sexp)
   "Eval `solarized-definition' in solarized COLOR-PALETTE for THEME-NAME.
-VARIANT is 'dark or 'light.
-When optional argument CHILDTHEME-SEXP sexp is supplied it's invoked to further
+VARIANT is \\='dark or \\='light.
+When optional argument CHILDTHEME-SEXP sexp is supplied it\\='s invoked to further
 customize the resulting theme."
   (declare (indent defun))
   (let ((color-palette* (eval color-palette)))