diff --git a/scp.c b/scp.c
index 65ff2658..56122651 100644
--- a/scp.c
+++ b/scp.c
@@ -2168,7 +2168,7 @@ if (dptr->modifiers) {
             continue;
         if (any++)
             fprintf (st, ", %s", mptr->pstring);
-        else fprintf (st, "SHOW %s\t%s", sim_dname (dptr), mptr->pstring);
+        else fprintf (st, "sh{ow} %s\t%s", sim_dname (dptr), mptr->pstring);
         }
     }
 if (any)