diff --git a/admin/authors.el b/admin/authors.el
index 78a047f14a4..3764c16adf0 100644
--- a/admin/authors.el
+++ b/admin/authors.el
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ files.")
     ("Mikio Nakajima" "Nakajima Mikio")
     (nil "montag451@laposte\\.net")
     (nil "na@aisrntairetnraoitn")
-    ("Morgan Smith" "Morgan J. Smith")
+    ("Morgan Smith" "Morgan J\\. Smith")
     ("Nelson Jose dos Santos Ferreira" "Nelson Ferreira")
     ("Noah Peart" "noah\\.v\\.peart@gmail\\.com")
     ("Noorul Islam" "Noorul Islam K M")