diff --git a/src/app-utils/options.scm b/src/app-utils/options.scm
index 87eadd13c1..4b132feee9 100644
--- a/src/app-utils/options.scm
+++ b/src/app-utils/options.scm
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@
             strings-getter
             option-widget-changed-proc)))
 
-u(define (gnc:option-section option)
+(define (gnc:option-section option)
   (vector-ref option 0))
 (define (gnc:option-name option)
   (vector-ref option 1))