diff --git a/arch/Kconfig b/arch/Kconfig
index fd18b7db2c77..e8d3169ce9df 100644
--- a/arch/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/Kconfig
@@ -799,7 +799,7 @@ config CFI_CLANG
 	depends on ARCH_SUPPORTS_CFI_CLANG
 	depends on $(cc-option,-fsanitize=kcfi)
 	help
-	  This option enables Clang’s forward-edge Control Flow Integrity
+	  This option enables Clang's forward-edge Control Flow Integrity
 	  (CFI) checking, where the compiler injects a runtime check to each
 	  indirect function call to ensure the target is a valid function with
 	  the correct static type. This restricts possible call targets and