diff --git a/modules/term/vterm/config.el b/modules/term/vterm/config.el
index d82706cc1..bd97af837 100644
--- a/modules/term/vterm/config.el
+++ b/modules/term/vterm/config.el
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   :hook (vterm-mode . doom-mark-buffer-as-real-h)
   :hook (vterm-mode . hide-mode-line-mode) ; modeline serves no purpose in vterm
   :config
-  (set-popup-rule! "^vterm" :size 0.25 :vslot -4 :select t :quit nil :ttl 0)
+  (set-popup-rule! "^\\*vterm" :size 0.25 :vslot -4 :select t :quit nil :ttl 0)
 
   ;; Once vterm is dead, the vterm buffer is useless. Why keep it around? We can
   ;; spawn another if want one.