diff --git a/etc/news.scm b/etc/news.scm
index adfb602aa8..211a176170 100644
--- a/etc/news.scm
+++ b/etc/news.scm
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
 4.7.0, skipping its test suite:
 
 @example
-guix shell gnome-clocks --with-version=gtk=4.7.0 \
+guix shell gnome-clocks --with-version=gtk=4.7.0 \\
   --without-tests=gtk -- gnome-clocks
 @end example
 
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
 übersprungen wird.
 
 @example
-guix shell gnome-clocks --with-version=gtk=4.7.0 \
+guix shell gnome-clocks --with-version=gtk=4.7.0 \\
   --without-tests=gtk -- gnome-clocks
 @end example
 
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@
 4.7.0, sans lancer sa suite de tests :
 
 @example
-guix shell gnome-clocks --with-version=gtk=4.7.0 \
+guix shell gnome-clocks --with-version=gtk=4.7.0 \\
   --without-tests=gtk -- gnome-clocks
 @end example