diff --git a/editors/asedit/Makefile b/editors/asedit/Makefile
index bbcfc647948a..8fcf6a21ec72 100644
--- a/editors/asedit/Makefile
+++ b/editors/asedit/Makefile
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ MAINTAINER=	bofh@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Text editor for X/Motif
 
 DEPRECATED=	Last upstream release was in 2003
-EXPIRATION_DATE-	2024-03-31
+EXPIRATION_DATE=	2024-03-31
 
 USES=		imake:notall motif tar:Z xorg
 USE_XORG=	ice sm x11 xext xmu xt