diff --git a/doc/ncmpcpp.1 b/doc/ncmpcpp.1
index 8e933413..1872485c 100644
--- a/doc/ncmpcpp.1
+++ b/doc/ncmpcpp.1
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ If enabled, each time song changes lyrics fetcher will be automatically run in b
 If enabled, lyrics will be saved in song's directory, otherwise in ~/.lyrics. Note that it needs properly set mpd_music_dir.
 .TP
 .B generate_win32_compatible_filenames = yes/no
-If set to yes, filenames generated by ncmpcpp (with tag editor, for lyrics, artists etc.) will not contain the following characters: /\?*:|"<> - otherwise only slash (/) will not be used.
+If set to yes, filenames generated by ncmpcpp (with tag editor, for lyrics, artists etc.) will not contain the following characters: \\?*:|"<> - otherwise only slash (/) will not be used.
 .TP
 .B allow_for_physical_item_deletion = yes/no
 If set to yes, it will be possible to physically delete files and directories from the disk in the browser.