diff --git a/doc/soju.1.scd b/doc/soju.1.scd
index d1191a9..68b19fe 100644
--- a/doc/soju.1.scd
+++ b/doc/soju.1.scd
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ soju supports two connection modes:
   connections. Channels and nicks are suffixed with the network name. To join
   a channel, you need to use the suffix too: _/join #channel/network_. Same
   applies to messages sent to users. To enable this mode, connect to the bouncer
-  with the username "<username>/*".
+  with the username "<username>/\*".
 
 For per-client history to work, clients need to indicate their name. This can
 be done by adding a "@<client>" suffix to the username.