diff --git a/lua/nvim-tree/appearance/diagnostics.lua b/lua/nvim-tree/appearance/diagnostics.lua
index 2922937a..eacef5e9 100644
--- a/lua/nvim-tree/appearance/diagnostics.lua
+++ b/lua/nvim-tree/appearance/diagnostics.lua
@@ -129,7 +129,12 @@ function M.hi_test()
   render_displays("other, long", displays_long, bufnr, l)
 
   -- finalise and focus the buffer
-  vim.api.nvim_buf_set_option(bufnr, "modifiable", false)
+  if vim.fn.has "nvim-0.10" == 1 then
+    vim.api.nvim_set_option_value("modifiable", false, { buf = bufnr })
+  else
+    vim.api.nvim_buf_set_option(bufnr, "modifiable", false) ---@diagnostic disable-line: deprecated
+  end
+
   vim.cmd.buffer(bufnr)
 end