diff --git a/Doc/lib/libwinreg.tex b/Doc/lib/libwinreg.tex
index 0f3a85af3c3b..65f55efe07da 100644
--- a/Doc/lib/libwinreg.tex
+++ b/Doc/lib/libwinreg.tex
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ This module offers the following functions:
   another computer, and returns a \dfn{handle object}
 
  \var{computer_name} is the name of the remote computer, of the 
- form \samp{\e\e computername}.  If \code{None}, the local computer
+ form \code{"r\e\e computername"}.  If \code{None}, the local computer
  is used.
  
  \var{key} is the predefined handle to connect to.