diff --git a/command/init_test.go b/command/init_test.go
index d132e67b81..9d79ec1948 100644
--- a/command/init_test.go
+++ b/command/init_test.go
@@ -1343,6 +1343,13 @@ func TestInit_checkRequiredVersion(t *testing.T) {
 	if code := c.Run(args); code != 1 {
 		t.Fatalf("got exit status %d; want 1\nstderr:\n%s\n\nstdout:\n%s", code, ui.ErrorWriter.String(), ui.OutputWriter.String())
 	}
+	errStr := ui.ErrorWriter.String()
+	if !strings.Contains(errStr, `required_version = "~> 0.9.0"`) {
+		t.Fatalf("output should point to unmet version constraint, but is:\n\n%s", errStr)
+	}
+	if strings.Contains(errStr, `required_version = ">= 0.13.0"`) {
+		t.Fatalf("output should not point to met version constraint, but is:\n\n%s", errStr)
+	}
 }
 
 func TestInit_providerLockFile(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/command/testdata/init-check-required-version/main.tf b/command/testdata/init-check-required-version/main.tf
index 8f65421946..00725e8991 100644
--- a/command/testdata/init-check-required-version/main.tf
+++ b/command/testdata/init-check-required-version/main.tf
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
 terraform {
     required_version = "~> 0.9.0"
 }
+
+terraform {
+    required_version = ">= 0.13.0"
+}
diff --git a/terraform/version_required.go b/terraform/version_required.go
index ba9af1d14c..4c9cb34a41 100644
--- a/terraform/version_required.go
+++ b/terraform/version_required.go
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ func CheckCoreVersionRequirements(config *configs.Config) tfdiags.Diagnostics {
 						"This configuration does not support Terraform version %s. To proceed, either choose another supported Terraform version or update this version constraint. Version constraints are normally set for good reason, so updating the constraint may lead to other errors or unexpected behavior.",
 						tfversion.String(),
 					),
-					Subject: &constraint.DeclRange,
+					Subject: constraint.DeclRange.Ptr(),
 				})
 			default:
 				diags = diags.Append(&hcl.Diagnostic{
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ func CheckCoreVersionRequirements(config *configs.Config) tfdiags.Diagnostics {
 						"Module %s (from %s) does not support Terraform version %s. To proceed, either choose another supported Terraform version or update this version constraint. Version constraints are normally set for good reason, so updating the constraint may lead to other errors or unexpected behavior.",
 						config.Path, config.SourceAddr, tfversion.String(),
 					),
-					Subject: &constraint.DeclRange,
+					Subject: constraint.DeclRange.Ptr(),
 				})
 			}
 		}