diff --git a/Objects/fileobject.c b/Objects/fileobject.c
--- a/Objects/fileobject.c
+++ b/Objects/fileobject.c
@@ -649,9 +649,9 @@
         return ret;
 #endif
     } else {
-        return PyString_FromFormat("<%s file '%s', mode '%s' at %p>",
+        return PyString_FromFormat("<%s file %s, mode '%s' at %p>",
                            f->f_fp == NULL ? "closed" : "open",
-                           PyString_AsString(f->f_name),
+                           PyString_AsString(PyString_Repr(f->f_name, 1)),
                            PyString_AsString(f->f_mode),
                            f);
     }