diff --git a/src/verus.pest b/src/verus.pest
index b6054ef..2ee12c5 100644
--- a/src/verus.pest
+++ b/src/verus.pest
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ raw_byte_string = @{
 }
 
 char = @{
-    "'" ~ ("\\'" | !"'" ~ ANY)* ~ "'"
+    "'" ~ ("\\'" | !"'" ~ ANY) ~ "'"
 }
 
 byte = @{