1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/lisp/textmodes/tex-mode.el b/lisp/textmodes/tex-mode.el
index 24267b7b8f2..3623c788882 100644
--- a/lisp/textmodes/tex-mode.el
+++ b/lisp/textmodes/tex-mode.el
@@ -577,7 +577,7 @@ An alternative value is \" . \", if you use a font with a narrow period."
         ;; This is separate from the previous one because of cases like
         ;; {\em foo {\bf bar} bla} where both match.
         (list (concat "\\\\\\(bf\\(series\\)?\\)\\>" args)
-              2 '(tex-font-lock-append-prop 'bold) 'append)))))
+              3 '(tex-font-lock-append-prop 'bold) 'append)))))
    "Gaudy expressions to highlight in TeX modes.")
 
 (defun tex-font-lock-suscript (pos)