diff --git a/lisp/dabbrev.el b/lisp/dabbrev.el
index b2157841a66..5de6097500d 100644
--- a/lisp/dabbrev.el
+++ b/lisp/dabbrev.el
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@
 
 Example: Set this to \"\\\\$\" for programming languages
 in which variable names may appear with or without a leading `$'.
-(For example, in Makefiles.)
+\(For example, in Makefiles.)
 
 Set this to nil if no characters should be skipped.")