1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/lisp/wid-edit.el b/lisp/wid-edit.el
index 1ddc461f4e8..fdc16299c88 100644
--- a/lisp/wid-edit.el
+++ b/lisp/wid-edit.el
@@ -3333,13 +3333,13 @@ It reads a directory name from an editable text field."
       (condition-case data ;Note: We get a spurious byte-compile warning here.
           (progn
             ;; Avoid a confusing end-of-file error.
-            (skip-syntax-forward "\\s-")
+            (skip-syntax-forward "-")
             (if (eobp)
                 (setq err "Empty sexp -- use nil?")
               (unless (widget-apply widget :match (read (current-buffer)))
                 (setq err (widget-get widget :type-error))))
             ;; Allow whitespace after expression.
-            (skip-syntax-forward "\\s-")
+            (skip-syntax-forward "-")
             (if (and (not (eobp))
                      (not err))
                 (setq err (format "Junk at end of expression: %s"