diff --git a/core/autoload/ui.el b/core/autoload/ui.el
index bd09a0f33..9aa8e3756 100644
--- a/core/autoload/ui.el
+++ b/core/autoload/ui.el
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ If FORCE-P is omitted when `window-size-fixed' is non-nil, resizing will fail."
 Returns t if it is safe to kill this session. Does not prompt if no real buffers
 are open."
   (or (not (ignore-errors (doom-real-buffer-list)))
-      (yes-or-no-p (format "››› %s" (or prompt "Quit Emacs?")))
+      (yes-or-no-p (format "%s" (or prompt "Really quit Emacs?")))
       (ignore (message "Aborted"))))
 
 
diff --git a/modules/ui/doom-quit/config.el b/modules/ui/doom-quit/config.el
index e5e445f64..842bf0b18 100644
--- a/modules/ui/doom-quit/config.el
+++ b/modules/ui/doom-quit/config.el
@@ -25,9 +25,11 @@ http://doom.wikia.com/wiki/Quit_messages and elsewhere.")
 
 (defun +doom-quit-fn (&rest _)
   (doom-quit-p
-   (format "%s  Quit?"
-           (nth (random (length +doom-quit-messages))
-                +doom-quit-messages))))
+   (format "%s  %s"
+           (propertize (nth (random (length +doom-quit-messages))
+                            +doom-quit-messages)
+                       'face '(italic default))
+           "Really quit Emacs?")))
 
 ;;
 (setq confirm-kill-emacs #'+doom-quit-fn)