diff --git a/sample.sudoers b/sample.sudoers
index 13f5bc451..56b4152f2 100644
--- a/sample.sudoers
+++ b/sample.sudoers
@@ -44,8 +44,8 @@ Host_Alias	CUNETS=128.138.0.0/255.255.0.0
 ##
 
 # root and users in group wheel can run anything on any machine as any user
-root		ALL=ALL (ALL)
-%wheel		ALL=ALL (ALL)
+root		ALL=(ALL) ALL
+%wheel		ALL=(ALL) ALL
 
 # full time sysadmins can run anything on any machine without a password
 FULLTIMERS	ALL=NOPASSWD:ALL