diff --git a/autoload/ale/statusline.vim b/autoload/ale/statusline.vim
index adb35e7e..3f53368b 100644
--- a/autoload/ale/statusline.vim
+++ b/autoload/ale/statusline.vim
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ endfunction
 " instead, or write your own status function with ale#statusline#Count()
 function! ale#statusline#Status() abort
     if !get(g:, 'ale_deprecation_ale_statusline_status', 0)
-        echom 'ale#statusline#Status() is deprecated, use ale#statusline#Count() to write your own function.'
+        execute 'echom ''ale#statusline#Status() is deprecated, use ale#statusline#Count() to write your own function.'''
         let g:ale_deprecation_ale_statusline_status = 1
     endif
 
diff --git a/plugin/ale.vim b/plugin/ale.vim
index 0ca76177..69c08496 100644
--- a/plugin/ale.vim
+++ b/plugin/ale.vim
@@ -33,8 +33,8 @@ if !s:has_features
 endif
 
 if has('nvim') && !has('nvim-0.2.0') && !get(g:, 'ale_use_deprecated_neovim')
-    echom 'ALE support for NeoVim versions below 0.2.0 is deprecated.'
-    echom 'Use `let g:ale_use_deprecated_neovim = 1` to silence this warning for now.'
+    execute 'echom ''ALE support for NeoVim versions below 0.2.0 is deprecated.'''
+    execute 'echom ''Use `let g:ale_use_deprecated_neovim = 1` to silence this warning for now.'''
 endif
 
 " This flag can be set to 0 to disable emitting conflict warnings.
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ augroup END
 
 function! ALELint(delay) abort
     if !get(g:, 'ale_deprecation_ale_lint', 0)
-        echom 'ALELint() is deprecated, use ale#Queue() instead.'
+        execute 'echom ''ALELint() is deprecated, use ale#Queue() instead.'''
         let g:ale_deprecation_ale_lint = 1
     endif
 
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ endfunction
 
 function! ALEGetStatusLine() abort
     if !get(g:, 'ale_deprecation_ale_get_status_line', 0)
-        echom 'ALEGetStatusLine() is deprecated.'
+        execute 'echom ''ALEGetStatusLine() is deprecated.'''
         let g:ale_deprecation_ale_get_status_line = 1
     endif