diff --git a/doc/sample.nanorc.in b/doc/sample.nanorc.in
index 45e831cf..2706d6cc 100644
--- a/doc/sample.nanorc.in
+++ b/doc/sample.nanorc.in
@@ -249,12 +249,12 @@
 ## For all details, see 'man nanorc', section SYNTAX HIGHLIGHTING.
 
 ## To include most of the existing syntax definitions, you can do:
-# include "@PKGDATADIR@/*.nanorc"
+# include @PKGDATADIR@/*.nanorc
 
 ## Or you can select just the ones you need.  For example:
-# include "@PKGDATADIR@/html.nanorc"
-# include "@PKGDATADIR@/python.nanorc"
-# include "@PKGDATADIR@/sh.nanorc"
+# include @PKGDATADIR@/html.nanorc
+# include @PKGDATADIR@/python.nanorc
+# include @PKGDATADIR@/sh.nanorc
 
 ## In @PKGDATADIR@/extra/ you can find some syntaxes that are
 ## specific for certain distros or for some less common languages.