diff --git a/mesonbuild/utils/universal.py b/mesonbuild/utils/universal.py
index 8216e780420c..26194628c46c 100644
--- a/mesonbuild/utils/universal.py
+++ b/mesonbuild/utils/universal.py
@@ -1886,8 +1886,8 @@ def __len__(self) -> int:
     def __repr__(self) -> str:
         # Don't print 'OrderedSet("")' for an empty set.
         if self.__container:
-            return 'OrderedSet("{}")'.format(
-                '", "'.join(repr(e) for e in self.__container.keys()))
+            return 'OrderedSet([{}])'.format(
+                ', '.join(repr(e) for e in self.__container.keys()))
         return 'OrderedSet()'
 
     def __reversed__(self) -> T.Iterator[_T]: