diff --git a/rootfs/etc/nginx/template/nginx.tmpl b/rootfs/etc/nginx/template/nginx.tmpl
index 889506860..9c4d8c6bf 100644
--- a/rootfs/etc/nginx/template/nginx.tmpl
+++ b/rootfs/etc/nginx/template/nginx.tmpl
@@ -1173,7 +1173,7 @@ stream {
             return 503;
             {{ end }}
             {{ else }}
-            # Location denied. Reason: {{ $location.Denied }}
+            # Location denied. Reason: {{ $location.Denied | printf "%q" }}
             return 503;
             {{ end }}
         }