diff --git a/vlib/v/fmt/fmt.v b/vlib/v/fmt/fmt.v
index 8e4ebe82c6..36f24fafe4 100644
--- a/vlib/v/fmt/fmt.v
+++ b/vlib/v/fmt/fmt.v
@@ -1977,7 +1977,11 @@ pub fn (mut f Fmt) comptime_call(node ast.ComptimeCall) {
 				f.write("\$pkgconfig('${node.args_var}')")
 			}
 			node.method_name in ['compile_error', 'compile_warn'] {
-				f.write("\$${node.method_name}('${node.args_var}')")
+				if node.args_var.contains("'") {
+					f.write('\$${node.method_name}("${node.args_var}")')
+				} else {
+					f.write("\$${node.method_name}('${node.args_var}')")
+				}
 			}
 			node.method_name == 'res' {
 				if node.args_var != '' {
diff --git a/vlib/v/fmt/tests/comptime_call_keep.vv b/vlib/v/fmt/tests/comptime_call_keep.vv
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..66ede5133e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vlib/v/fmt/tests/comptime_call_keep.vv
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+$if linux {
+	$compile_error("This won't be formatted correctly by v fmt :')")
+}
+
+fn main() {}