diff --git a/.eslintrc.js b/.eslintrc.js
index 8347d066ed22ec..d0aa8955351e5e 100644
--- a/.eslintrc.js
+++ b/.eslintrc.js
@@ -123,27 +123,28 @@ module.exports = {
     'no-proto': 'error',
     'no-redeclare': 'error',
     'no-restricted-modules': ['error', 'sys'],
+    /* eslint-disable max-len */
     'no-restricted-properties': [
       'error',
       {
         object: 'assert',
         property: 'deepEqual',
-        message: 'Use assert.deepStrictEqual().',
+        message: 'Use `assert.deepStrictEqual()`.',
       },
       {
         object: 'assert',
         property: 'notDeepEqual',
-        message: 'Use assert.notDeepStrictEqual().',
+        message: 'Use `assert.notDeepStrictEqual()`.',
       },
       {
         object: 'assert',
         property: 'equal',
-        message: 'Use assert.strictEqual() rather than assert.equal().',
+        message: 'Use `assert.strictEqual()` rather than `assert.equal()`.',
       },
       {
         object: 'assert',
         property: 'notEqual',
-        message: 'Use assert.notStrictEqual() rather than assert.notEqual().',
+        message: 'Use `assert.notStrictEqual()` rather than `assert.notEqual()`.',
       },
       {
         property: '__defineGetter__',
@@ -154,7 +155,6 @@ module.exports = {
         message: '__defineSetter__ is deprecated.',
       }
     ],
-    /* eslint-disable max-len */
     // If this list is modified, please copy the change to lib/.eslintrc.yaml
     // and test/.eslintrc.yaml.
     'no-restricted-syntax': [
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ module.exports = {
       },
       {
         selector: "CallExpression[callee.object.name='assert'][callee.property.name='rejects'][arguments.length<2]",
-        message: 'assert.rejects() must be invoked with at least two arguments.',
+        message: '`assert.rejects()` must be invoked with at least two arguments.',
       },
       {
         selector: "CallExpression[callee.object.name='assert'][callee.property.name='strictEqual'][arguments.2.type='Literal']",
@@ -177,23 +177,23 @@ module.exports = {
       },
       {
         selector: "CallExpression[callee.object.name='assert'][callee.property.name='throws'][arguments.1.type='Literal']:not([arguments.1.regex])",
-        message: 'Use an object as second argument of assert.throws()',
+        message: 'Use an object as second argument of `assert.throws()`.',
       },
       {
         selector: "CallExpression[callee.object.name='assert'][callee.property.name='throws'][arguments.length<2]",
-        message: 'assert.throws() must be invoked with at least two arguments.',
+        message: '`assert.throws()` must be invoked with at least two arguments.',
       },
       {
         selector: "CallExpression[callee.name='setTimeout'][arguments.length<2]",
-        message: 'setTimeout() must be invoked with at least two arguments.',
+        message: '`setTimeout()` must be invoked with at least two arguments.',
       },
       {
         selector: "CallExpression[callee.name='setInterval'][arguments.length<2]",
-        message: 'setInterval() must be invoked with at least 2 arguments.',
+        message: '`setInterval()` must be invoked with at least two arguments.',
       },
       {
         selector: 'ThrowStatement > CallExpression[callee.name=/Error$/]',
-        message: 'Use new keyword when throwing an Error.',
+        message: 'Use `new` keyword when throwing an `Error`.',
       }
     ],
     /* eslint-enable max-len */