diff --git a/man/man1/notmuch-tag.1 b/man/man1/notmuch-tag.1
index 710fae6a..f4fb1f32 100644
--- a/man/man1/notmuch-tag.1
+++ b/man/man1/notmuch-tag.1
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ of the tag
 
 +space%20in%20tags -- Two
 # add tag '(tags)', among other stunts.
-+crazy{ +(tags) +&are +#possible\ -- tag:"space in tags"
++crazy{ +(tags) +&are +#possible\e -- tag:"space in tags"
 +match*crazy -- tag:crazy{
 +some_tag -- id:"this is ""nauty)"""
 .fi