diff --git a/interop/ksp/src/main/kotlin/com/squareup/kotlinpoet/ksp/annotations.kt b/interop/ksp/src/main/kotlin/com/squareup/kotlinpoet/ksp/annotations.kt
index fb5abddca2..bf5a93f146 100644
--- a/interop/ksp/src/main/kotlin/com/squareup/kotlinpoet/ksp/annotations.kt
+++ b/interop/ksp/src/main/kotlin/com/squareup/kotlinpoet/ksp/annotations.kt
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ public fun KSAnnotation.toAnnotationSpec(): AnnotationSpec {
   for (argument in arguments) {
     val member = CodeBlock.builder()
     val name = argument.name!!.getShortName()
-    member.add("%L = ", name)
+    member.add("%N = ", name)
     addValueToBlock(argument.value!!, member)
     builder.addMember(member.build())
   }