diff --git a/home-manager/btop.nix b/home-manager/btop.nix
index 1ec78b5e..ca561da7 100644
--- a/home-manager/btop.nix
+++ b/home-manager/btop.nix
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
     temp_scale = "celsius"
     base_10_sizes = False
     show_cpu_freq = True
-    clock_format = "/host - %X"
+    clock_format = "/host - \%X"
     background_update = True
     custom_cpu_name = ""
     disks_filter = ""