diff --git a/example/jwks-verify.cpp b/example/jwks-verify.cpp
index 774acfd77..6d6023401 100644
--- a/example/jwks-verify.cpp
+++ b/example/jwks-verify.cpp
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ int main() {
 	BIGNUM* e = nullptr;
 	EVP_PKEY_get_bn_param(pkey, "e", &e);
 #else
-	RSA* \\r = EVP_PKEY_get1_RSA(pkey);
+	RSA* r = EVP_PKEY_get1_RSA(pkey);
 	const BIGNUM* n = RSA_get0_n(r);
 	const BIGNUM* e = RSA_get0_e(r);
 #endif