diff --git a/doc/vimtex.txt b/doc/vimtex.txt
index eff6f3767f..e0c58b134c 100644
--- a/doc/vimtex.txt
+++ b/doc/vimtex.txt
@@ -4791,7 +4791,7 @@ Note: The |fold-expr| method of folding is well known to be slow, e.g. for
 In order to get slightly cleaner fold text, I recommend setting the global
 'fillchars' option to a single space for folds: >vim
 
-  set fillchars=fold:\
+  set fillchars=fold:\ 
 
 Note: Remember to include the whitespace after backslash!