diff --git a/git-prompt.c b/git-prompt.c
index a3944f1..0a2a08e 100644
--- a/git-prompt.c
+++ b/git-prompt.c
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ int main() {
       append(prompt, 3, "%{%F{1}%}-", inttostr(int_buf, deleted), "%{%f%}");
     }
     if (unmerged) {
-      append(prompt, 3, "%{%B%F{1}%}×", inttostr(int_buf, unmerged), "%{%f%}");
+      append(prompt, 3, "%{%B%F{1}%}×", inttostr(int_buf, unmerged), "%{%f%b%}");
     }
     if (untracked) {
       append(prompt, 1, "%{%F{1}%}…%{%f%}");