diff --git a/misc/zebra/sort-string-utf_french.chr b/misc/zebra/sort-string-utf_french.chr
index 7123ce4b4e..69199d26ef 100644
--- a/misc/zebra/sort-string-utf_french.chr
+++ b/misc/zebra/sort-string-utf_french.chr
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ uppercase {0-9}AÆBCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZØ
 
 # Breaking characters
 
-space {\001-\040}!"#$%&'\()*+,-/:;<=>?@\[\\]^_`\{|}~
+space {\001-\040}!"#$%&'\()*+,-/:;<=>?@\[\\]^_`\{|}~.
 
 # Characters to be considered equivalent for searching purposes.
 equivalent æä(ae)