diff --git a/compiler/rustc_lint/src/context/diagnostics/check_cfg.rs b/compiler/rustc_lint/src/context/diagnostics/check_cfg.rs
index 6f5bf4e5a1d76..3fa04ab75f8d4 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_lint/src/context/diagnostics/check_cfg.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_lint/src/context/diagnostics/check_cfg.rs
@@ -48,10 +48,9 @@ enum EscapeQuotes {
 
 fn to_check_cfg_arg(name: Symbol, value: Option<Symbol>, quotes: EscapeQuotes) -> String {
     if let Some(value) = value {
+        let value = str::escape_debug(value.as_str()).to_string();
         let values = match quotes {
-            EscapeQuotes::Yes => {
-                format!("\\\"{}\\\"", str::escape_debug(value.as_str()).to_string())
-            }
+            EscapeQuotes::Yes => format!("\\\"{}\\\"", value.replace("\"", "\\\\\\\\\"")),
             EscapeQuotes::No => format!("\"{value}\""),
         };
         format!("cfg({name}, values({values}))")
diff --git a/tests/ui/check-cfg/diagnotics.cargo.stderr b/tests/ui/check-cfg/diagnotics.cargo.stderr
index 24c17b32ad6a6..a440ccaaf584a 100644
--- a/tests/ui/check-cfg/diagnotics.cargo.stderr
+++ b/tests/ui/check-cfg/diagnotics.cargo.stderr
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 warning: unexpected `cfg` condition name: `featur`
-  --> $DIR/diagnotics.rs:8:7
+  --> $DIR/diagnotics.rs:9:7
    |
 LL | #[cfg(featur)]
    |       ^^^^^^ help: there is a config with a similar name: `feature`
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ LL | #[cfg(featur)]
    = note: `#[warn(unexpected_cfgs)]` on by default
 
 warning: unexpected `cfg` condition name: `featur`
-  --> $DIR/diagnotics.rs:12:7
+  --> $DIR/diagnotics.rs:13:7
    |
 LL | #[cfg(featur = "foo")]
    |       ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ LL | #[cfg(feature = "foo")]
    |       ~~~~~~~
 
 warning: unexpected `cfg` condition name: `featur`
-  --> $DIR/diagnotics.rs:16:7
+  --> $DIR/diagnotics.rs:17:7
    |
 LL | #[cfg(featur = "fo")]
    |       ^^^^^^^^^^^^^
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ LL | #[cfg(feature = "foo")]
    |       ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
 warning: unexpected `cfg` condition name: `no_value`
-  --> $DIR/diagnotics.rs:23:7
+  --> $DIR/diagnotics.rs:24:7
    |
 LL | #[cfg(no_value)]
    |       ^^^^^^^^ help: there is a config with a similar name: `no_values`
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ LL | #[cfg(no_value)]
    = note: see <https://doc.rust-lang.org/nightly/rustc/check-cfg/cargo-specifics.html> for more information about checking conditional configuration
 
 warning: unexpected `cfg` condition name: `no_value`
-  --> $DIR/diagnotics.rs:27:7
+  --> $DIR/diagnotics.rs:28:7
    |
 LL | #[cfg(no_value = "foo")]
    |       ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ LL | #[cfg(no_values)]
    |       ~~~~~~~~~
 
 warning: unexpected `cfg` condition value: `bar`
-  --> $DIR/diagnotics.rs:31:7
+  --> $DIR/diagnotics.rs:32:7
    |
 LL | #[cfg(no_values = "bar")]
    |       ^^^^^^^^^--------
@@ -79,5 +79,21 @@ LL | #[cfg(no_values = "bar")]
    = help: or consider adding `println!("cargo::rustc-check-cfg=cfg(no_values, values(\"bar\"))");` to the top of the `build.rs`
    = note: see <https://doc.rust-lang.org/nightly/rustc/check-cfg/cargo-specifics.html> for more information about checking conditional configuration
 
-warning: 6 warnings emitted
+warning: unexpected `cfg` condition value: `quote"`
+  --> $DIR/diagnotics.rs:36:7
+   |
+LL | #[cfg(quote = "quote\"")]
+   |       ^^^^^^^^---------
+   |               |
+   |               help: there is a expected value with a similar name: `"quote"`
+   |
+   = note: expected values for `quote` are: `quote`
+   = help: consider using a Cargo feature instead
+   = help: or consider adding in `Cargo.toml` the `check-cfg` lint config for the lint:
+            [lints.rust]
+            unexpected_cfgs = { level = "warn", check-cfg = ['cfg(quote, values("quote\""))'] }
+   = help: or consider adding `println!("cargo::rustc-check-cfg=cfg(quote, values(\"quote\\\"\"))");` to the top of the `build.rs`
+   = note: see <https://doc.rust-lang.org/nightly/rustc/check-cfg/cargo-specifics.html> for more information about checking conditional configuration
+
+warning: 7 warnings emitted
 
diff --git a/tests/ui/check-cfg/diagnotics.rs b/tests/ui/check-cfg/diagnotics.rs
index b8268ec560624..7155d7c81b98e 100644
--- a/tests/ui/check-cfg/diagnotics.rs
+++ b/tests/ui/check-cfg/diagnotics.rs
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 //@ [rustc]unset-rustc-env:CARGO_CRATE_NAME
 //@ [cargo]rustc-env:CARGO_CRATE_NAME=foo
 //@ compile-flags: --check-cfg=cfg(feature,values("foo")) --check-cfg=cfg(no_values)
+//@ compile-flags: --check-cfg=cfg(quote,values("quote"))
 
 #[cfg(featur)]
 //~^ WARNING unexpected `cfg` condition name
@@ -32,4 +33,8 @@ fn no_values() {}
 //~^ WARNING unexpected `cfg` condition value
 fn no_values() {}
 
+#[cfg(quote = "quote\"")]
+//~^ WARNING unexpected `cfg` condition value
+fn no_values() {}
+
 fn main() {}
diff --git a/tests/ui/check-cfg/diagnotics.rustc.stderr b/tests/ui/check-cfg/diagnotics.rustc.stderr
index 0bd6ce156bb6d..6868be482d87f 100644
--- a/tests/ui/check-cfg/diagnotics.rustc.stderr
+++ b/tests/ui/check-cfg/diagnotics.rustc.stderr
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 warning: unexpected `cfg` condition name: `featur`
-  --> $DIR/diagnotics.rs:8:7
+  --> $DIR/diagnotics.rs:9:7
    |
 LL | #[cfg(featur)]
    |       ^^^^^^ help: there is a config with a similar name: `feature`
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ LL | #[cfg(featur)]
    = note: `#[warn(unexpected_cfgs)]` on by default
 
 warning: unexpected `cfg` condition name: `featur`
-  --> $DIR/diagnotics.rs:12:7
+  --> $DIR/diagnotics.rs:13:7
    |
 LL | #[cfg(featur = "foo")]
    |       ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ LL | #[cfg(feature = "foo")]
    |       ~~~~~~~
 
 warning: unexpected `cfg` condition name: `featur`
-  --> $DIR/diagnotics.rs:16:7
+  --> $DIR/diagnotics.rs:17:7
    |
 LL | #[cfg(featur = "fo")]
    |       ^^^^^^^^^^^^^
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ LL | #[cfg(feature = "foo")]
    |       ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
 warning: unexpected `cfg` condition name: `no_value`
-  --> $DIR/diagnotics.rs:23:7
+  --> $DIR/diagnotics.rs:24:7
    |
 LL | #[cfg(no_value)]
    |       ^^^^^^^^ help: there is a config with a similar name: `no_values`
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ LL | #[cfg(no_value)]
    = note: see <https://doc.rust-lang.org/nightly/rustc/check-cfg.html> for more information about checking conditional configuration
 
 warning: unexpected `cfg` condition name: `no_value`
-  --> $DIR/diagnotics.rs:27:7
+  --> $DIR/diagnotics.rs:28:7
    |
 LL | #[cfg(no_value = "foo")]
    |       ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ LL | #[cfg(no_values)]
    |       ~~~~~~~~~
 
 warning: unexpected `cfg` condition value: `bar`
-  --> $DIR/diagnotics.rs:31:7
+  --> $DIR/diagnotics.rs:32:7
    |
 LL | #[cfg(no_values = "bar")]
    |       ^^^^^^^^^--------
@@ -70,5 +70,17 @@ LL | #[cfg(no_values = "bar")]
    = help: to expect this configuration use `--check-cfg=cfg(no_values, values("bar"))`
    = note: see <https://doc.rust-lang.org/nightly/rustc/check-cfg.html> for more information about checking conditional configuration
 
-warning: 6 warnings emitted
+warning: unexpected `cfg` condition value: `quote"`
+  --> $DIR/diagnotics.rs:36:7
+   |
+LL | #[cfg(quote = "quote\"")]
+   |       ^^^^^^^^---------
+   |               |
+   |               help: there is a expected value with a similar name: `"quote"`
+   |
+   = note: expected values for `quote` are: `quote`
+   = help: to expect this configuration use `--check-cfg=cfg(quote, values("quote\""))`
+   = note: see <https://doc.rust-lang.org/nightly/rustc/check-cfg.html> for more information about checking conditional configuration
+
+warning: 7 warnings emitted