diff --git a/src/global.c b/src/global.c
index d85d3f9efd0026d910d2bb08079be220370109c4..ac3d17cc059e4193cd066930fddf629cb97c40d3 100644
--- a/src/global.c
+++ b/src/global.c
@@ -1451,7 +1451,7 @@ sc *strtosc(char *input)
 	       !strcasecmp(input, "regex")) {
 	s->scfunc = regexp_void;
 	s->execute = FALSE;
-    } else if (!strcasecmp(input, "backwards") {
+    } else if (!strcasecmp(input, "backwards")) {
 	s->scfunc = backwards_void;
 	s->execute = FALSE;
     } else if (!strcasecmp(input, "dontreplace")) {