diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index cf3bcb42e3edceb9792df8245241eddba3dac716..1d69d3c3a7459dffaa4c7452a450e50bc1c86d2e 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ This creates the equivalent of this configuration file in ``~/.config/feed2exec.
 
   [DEFAULT]
   output = feed2exec.plugins.maildir
-  mailbox = '~/Maildir'
+  mailbox = ~/Maildir
 
   [NASA breaking news]
   folder = nasa