diff --git a/changelog/8377.bugfix.rst b/changelog/8377.bugfix.rst
index eab4135e9..3df54a949 100644
--- a/changelog/8377.bugfix.rst
+++ b/changelog/8377.bugfix.rst
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 The test selection options ``pytest -k`` and ``pytest -m`` now support matching
-names containing forwardslash (``\/``)characters.
+names containing forward slash (``/``) characters.