diff --git a/doc/config.nh b/doc/config.nh
index 695534110..920074b3e 100644
--- a/doc/config.nh
+++ b/doc/config.nh
@@ -498,7 +498,7 @@
 #  Show all unholy water in red
 #MENUCOLOR=" unholy " = red
 #  Show all cursed worn items in orange and underlined
-#MENUCOLOR=" cursed .* (being worn)" = orange&underline
+#MENUCOLOR=" cursed .* \(being worn\)" = orange&underline
 
 
 # Use the IBM character set rather than just plain ascii characters