diff --git a/manifest_xml.py b/manifest_xml.py
index 53f33537..e8693ba8 100644
--- a/manifest_xml.py
+++ b/manifest_xml.py
@@ -335,8 +335,8 @@ class XmlManifest(object):
 
       local = os.path.join(self.repodir, LOCAL_MANIFEST_NAME)
       if os.path.exists(local):
-        print('warning: %s is deprecated; put local manifests in %s instead'
-              % (LOCAL_MANIFEST_NAME, LOCAL_MANIFESTS_DIR_NAME),
+        print('warning: %s is deprecated; put local manifests in `%s` instead'
+              % (LOCAL_MANIFEST_NAME, os.path.join(self.repodir, LOCAL_MANIFESTS_DIR_NAME)),
               file=sys.stderr)
         nodes.append(self._ParseManifestXml(local, self.repodir))