diff --git a/lang/syn/src/idl/common.rs b/lang/syn/src/idl/common.rs
index c8e95059a0..e64da61bbe 100644
--- a/lang/syn/src/idl/common.rs
+++ b/lang/syn/src/idl/common.rs
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ pub fn find_path(name: &str, path: impl AsRef<Path>) -> Result<PathBuf> {
         }
     }
 
-    Err(anyhow!("Path ({path:?}) not found"))
+    Err(anyhow!("Path ({:?}) not found", path))
 }
 
 pub fn get_no_docs() -> bool {