diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 2cc74fed..3dd9dadf 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -64,6 +64,9 @@ CVS code -
 	- Change search toggles for case sensitive searching and regexp
 	  searching to M-C and M-R, respectively. (DLR; suggested by
 	  Chris)
+- nanorc.sample:
+	- Fix the c-file regex for all caps words to be extended regex
+	  format ({} instead of \{\}) (found by DLR).
 - TODO:
 	- Add entry in the 1.4 section for Pico's paragraph searching
 	  ability (at the search prompt, ^W goes to the paragraph's
diff --git a/nanorc.sample b/nanorc.sample
index 297db542..27cb0706 100644
--- a/nanorc.sample
+++ b/nanorc.sample
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@
 # to set the background color to black or white.
 
 # syntax "c-file" ".*\.c$" ".*\.h$"
-# color red "\<[A-Z_]\{2,\}\>" 
+# color red "\<[A-Z_]{2,}\>" 
 # color green "\<float\>" "\<char\>" "\<int\>" "\<void\>"
 # color green "\<static\>" "\<const\>" "\<struct\>" 
 # color brightyellow "\<if\>" "\<while\>" "\<do\>" "\<else\>" "\<case\>" "\<switch\>"