diff --git a/doc/misc/calc.texi b/doc/misc/calc.texi
index 0b6e119390e..7cfb7e1f0b2 100644
--- a/doc/misc/calc.texi
+++ b/doc/misc/calc.texi
@@ -1775,7 +1775,7 @@ evaluated first, then @samp{*}, then @samp{/}, then finally
 is equivalent to
 
 @example
-2 + ((3*4*5) / (6*(7^8)) - 9
+2 + ((3*4*5) / (6*(7^8))) - 9
 @end example
 
 @noindent