diff --git a/src/libutil/ansicolor.hh b/src/libutil/ansicolor.hh
index a38c2d798..ae741f867 100644
--- a/src/libutil/ansicolor.hh
+++ b/src/libutil/ansicolor.hh
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ namespace nix {
 #define ANSI_GREEN "\e[32;1m"
 #define ANSI_YELLOW "\e[33;1m"
 #define ANSI_BLUE "\e[34;1m"
-#define ANSI_MAGENTA "\e[35m;1m"
-#define ANSI_CYAN "\e[36m;1m"
+#define ANSI_MAGENTA "\e[35;1m"
+#define ANSI_CYAN "\e[36;1m"
 
 }