diff --git a/lisp/language/misc-lang.el b/lisp/language/misc-lang.el
index c285082c04a..74711f876ee 100644
--- a/lisp/language/misc-lang.el
+++ b/lisp/language/misc-lang.el
@@ -372,9 +372,9 @@ language environment."))
  '((charset unicode)
    (coding-system utf-8)
    (coding-priority utf-8)
-   (input-method "tifinagh")
+   (input-method . "tifinagh")
    (sample-text . "Tifinagh	ⴰⵣⵓⵍ")
-   (documentation "Tifinagh a script used to write the Berber languages."))
+   (documentation . "Tifinagh a script used to write the Berber languages."))
  '("Misc"))
 
 (provide 'misc-lang)