diff --git a/rc/core/man.kak b/rc/core/man.kak
index b1ae14330..7bcdf8ac1 100644
--- a/rc/core/man.kak
+++ b/rc/core/man.kak
@@ -4,15 +4,15 @@ declare-option -docstring "name of the client in which documentation is to be di
 declare-option -hidden str manpage
 
 hook -group man-highlight global WinSetOption filetype=man %{
-    add-highlighter window group man-highlight
+    add-highlighter window/man-highlight group
     # Sections
-    add-highlighter window/man-highlight regex ^\S.*?$ 0:blue
+    add-highlighter window/man-highlight/ regex ^\S.*?$ 0:blue
     # Subsections
-    add-highlighter window/man-highlight regex '^ {3}\S.*?$' 0:default+b
+    add-highlighter window/man-highlight/ regex '^ {3}\S.*?$' 0:default+b
     # Command line options
-    add-highlighter window/man-highlight regex '^ {7}-[^\s,]+(,\s+-[^\s,]+)*' 0:yellow
+    add-highlighter window/man-highlight/ regex '^ {7}-[^\s,]+(,\s+-[^\s,]+)*' 0:yellow
     # References to other manpages
-    add-highlighter window/man-highlight regex [-a-zA-Z0-9_.]+\([a-z0-9]+\) 0:green
+    add-highlighter window/man-highlight/ regex [-a-zA-Z0-9_.]+\([a-z0-9]+\) 0:green
 }
 
 hook global WinSetOption filetype=man %{