diff --git a/pep-0382.txt b/pep-0382.txt
index e93be5982..e4574dd0a 100644
--- a/pep-0382.txt
+++ b/pep-0382.txt
@@ -122,11 +122,11 @@ this:
 
  1. sys.path is search for a directory foo, or a file foo.<ext>.
     If a file is found, it is treated as a module, and imported.
- 2. if it is a directory, it checks for *.pkg files. If it finds
+ 2. if it is a directory, it checks for \*.pkg files. If it finds
     any, a package is created, and its __path__ is extended.
  3. The __init__ module is imported; this import will search the
     __path__ that got computed already.
- 4. If neither a *.pkg file nor an __init__.py was found, the
+ 4. If neither a \*.pkg file nor an __init__.py was found, the
     directory is skipped, and search for the module/package
     continues.