diff --git a/lisp/international/characters.el b/lisp/international/characters.el
index bd353c53b01..23bae425b39 100644
--- a/lisp/international/characters.el
+++ b/lisp/international/characters.el
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@
 
 ;; Ethiopic character set
 
-(modify-category-entry '(#x1200 . #x137b) ?e)
+(modify-category-entry '(#x1200 . #x137c) ?e)
 (let ((chars '(?፡ ?። ?፣ ?፤ ?፥ ?፦ ?፧ ?፨ ?���� ?���� ?���� ?���� ?���� ?����)))
   (while chars
     (modify-syntax-entry (car chars) ".")