diff --git a/latex.template b/latex.template
index b77e38b85..ffd1c34e6 100644
--- a/latex.template
+++ b/latex.template
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ $endif$
 \usepackage[breaklinks=true,unicode=true,pdfborder={0 0 0}]{hyperref}
 \setlength{\parindent}{0pt}
 \setlength{\parskip}{6pt plus 2pt minus 1pt}
-\setlength{\emergencystretch}{3em}  -- prevent overfull lines
+\setlength{\emergencystretch}{3em}  % prevent overfull lines
 $if(listings)$
 \usepackage{listings}
 $endif$