diff --git a/doc/sample.nanorc.in b/doc/sample.nanorc.in
index 0f0d691e..16a41585 100644
--- a/doc/sample.nanorc.in
+++ b/doc/sample.nanorc.in
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@
 #unbind ^Y all
 #bind M-X flipnewbuffer all
 #bind ^X cut all
-#bind ^C copy all
+#bind ^C copy main
 #bind ^V paste all
 #bind ^P curpos main
 #bind ^T gotoline main