diff --git a/lexicon_filter.in b/lexicon_filter.in
index ff78f72d4..cab61bce4 100644
--- a/lexicon_filter.in
+++ b/lexicon_filter.in
@@ -536,7 +536,7 @@ x
     s/[()] \\//g
     s/^[^\<][^@][^\\]*//
     s/\n[]|;) ][^\\]*\\//
-    s/\n[]|;) a-zA-z0-9-][^\\]*$//
+    s/\n[]|;) a-zA-Z0-9-][^\\]*$//
     s/\n[]|;)}]\\//
     s/\n[]|;)}]\n//
     s/\n[]|;)}]$//