diff --git a/lib/internal/buffer.js b/lib/internal/buffer.js
index 4a2c13f168b9a6..8a9e0fa3c6e8f8 100644
--- a/lib/internal/buffer.js
+++ b/lib/internal/buffer.js
@@ -60,8 +60,8 @@ function checkInt(value, min, max, buf, offset, byteLength) {
       if (min === 0 || min === 0n) {
         range = `>= 0${n} and < 2${n} ** ${(byteLength + 1) * 8}${n}`;
       } else {
-        range = `>= -(2${n} ** ${(byteLength + 1) * 8 - 1}${n}) and < 2 ** ` +
-                `${(byteLength + 1) * 8 - 1}${n}`;
+        range = `>= -(2${n} ** ${(byteLength + 1) * 8 - 1}${n}) and ` +
+                `< 2${n} ** ${(byteLength + 1) * 8 - 1}${n}`;
       }
     } else {
       range = `>= ${min}${n} and <= ${max}${n}`;