diff --git a/runtime/doc/cmdline.txt b/runtime/doc/cmdline.txt
index e730fa5a82..a9b7acdb20 100644
--- a/runtime/doc/cmdline.txt
+++ b/runtime/doc/cmdline.txt
@@ -1301,7 +1301,7 @@ This sets 'complete' to use completion in the current window for |i_CTRL-N|.
 Another example: >
 	:au CmdwinEnter [\/\?]  startinsert
 This will make Vim start in Insert mode in the command-line window.
-Note: The "\" and "?" needs to be escaped, as this is a |file-pattern|.
+Note: The "/" and "?" needs to be escaped, as this is a |file-pattern|.
 See also |cmdline-autocompletion|.
 
 					*cmdline-char* *cmdwin-char*