diff --git a/etc/z3950/config.xml b/etc/z3950/config.xml
index ceae0a9c6f..fc3d1b7e2b 100644
--- a/etc/z3950/config.xml
+++ b/etc/z3950/config.xml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <yazgfs>
  <!-- See z3950_responder.pl for available options. The options -c, -u and -p are already passed automatically by koha-z3950-responder -->
  <!--
- <z3950_responder_options>--add-item-status k -t 5</z3950_responder_options>
+ <z3950_responder_options>\-\-add-item-status k -t 5</z3950_responder_options>
  -->
 
   <listen id="public">tcp:@:2100</listen>