diff --git a/lisp/term.el b/lisp/term.el
index 186424c379d..823752e1770 100644
--- a/lisp/term.el
+++ b/lisp/term.el
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ This is run before the process is cranked up.")
   "Called each time a process is exec'd by term-exec.
 This is called after the process is cranked up.  It is useful for things that
 must be done each time a process is executed in a term-mode buffer (e.g.,
-(process-kill-without-query)). In contrast, the term-mode-hook is only
+\(process-kill-without-query)). In contrast, the term-mode-hook is only
 executed once when the buffer is created.")
 
 (defvar term-mode-map nil)