diff --git a/init.el b/init.el
index 86fe870..ea159b4 100644
--- a/init.el
+++ b/init.el
@@ -1006,7 +1006,7 @@ environment variable accordingly."
     (adjust-parens-mode -1)
     (setq-local my/inhibit-trusted-content-segment t))
   :custom
-  (reb-re-syntax . 'string))
+  (reb-re-syntax 'string))
 
 ;; better `replace-regexp'
 (use-package visual-regexp