diff --git a/doc/040_backup.rst b/doc/040_backup.rst
index cdd8302c9..c1cd940c7 100644
--- a/doc/040_backup.rst
+++ b/doc/040_backup.rst
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ directory, then selectively add back some of them.
 
 ::
 
-    $HOME/**/*
+    $HOME/*
     !$HOME/Documents
     !$HOME/code
     !$HOME/.emacs.d