diff --git a/modules/ui/ligatures/config.el b/modules/ui/ligatures/config.el
index b106c8e7a..0f789afa9 100644
--- a/modules/ui/ligatures/config.el
+++ b/modules/ui/ligatures/config.el
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ and cannot run in."
       (dolist (char-regexp +ligatures-composition-alist)
         (set-char-table-range
          +ligature--composition-table
-         (car char-regexp) `([,(cdr char-regexp) 0 font-shape-gstring])))
+         (car char-regexp) `([,(concat "." (cdr char-regexp)) 0 font-shape-gstring])))
       (set-char-table-parent +ligature--composition-table composition-function-table))))
 
  ;; Fallback ligature support for certain, patched fonts. Install them with