diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/tweak_book/boss.py b/src/calibre/gui2/tweak_book/boss.py
index 895b54d821..cabc3e8eb0 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/tweak_book/boss.py
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/tweak_book/boss.py
@@ -606,7 +606,7 @@ class Boss(QObject):
 
         def no_match():
             QApplication.restoreOverrideCursor()
-            msg = '<p>' + _('No matches were found for %s.') % ('<br><i>' + prepare_string_for_xml(state['find']))
+            msg = '<p>' + _('No matches were found for %s') % ('<pre style="font-style:italic">' + prepare_string_for_xml(state['find']) + '</pre>')
             if not state['wrap']:
                 msg += '<p>' + _('You have turned off search wrapping, so all text might not have been searched.'
                   ' Try the search again, with wrapping enabled. Wrapping is enabled via the'