diff --git a/aegisub/automation/autoload/karaoke-auto-leadin.lua b/aegisub/automation/autoload/karaoke-auto-leadin.lua
index a8e8f03fa..7544f45a7 100644
--- a/aegisub/automation/autoload/karaoke-auto-leadin.lua
+++ b/aegisub/automation/autoload/karaoke-auto-leadin.lua
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 local tr = aegisub.gettext
 
 script_name = tr"Automatic karaoke lead-in"
-script_description = tr"Join up the ends of selected lines and add \k tags to shift karaoke"
+script_description = tr"Join up the ends of selected lines and add \\k tags to shift karaoke"
 script_author = "Niels Martin Hansen"
 script_version = "1.0"