diff --git a/draft-ietf-httpbis-key.md b/draft-ietf-httpbis-key.md
index ee27f43d2..45a76c1ce 100644
--- a/draft-ietf-httpbis-key.md
+++ b/draft-ietf-httpbis-key.md
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ between each field-name and its parameter set.
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 Note that, as per {{RFC7231}}, parameter names are case-insensitive, and parameter values can be
-double-quoted strings (potentially with "\"-escaped characters inside).
+double-quoted strings (potentially with "\\"-escaped characters inside).
 
 The following header fields have the same effect: