diff --git a/strings/json_lib.c b/strings/json_lib.c
index 70a155ec696..0b3e7639b5d 100644
--- a/strings/json_lib.c
+++ b/strings/json_lib.c
@@ -1108,7 +1108,7 @@ static int json_path_transitions[N_PATH_STATES][N_PATH_CLASSES]=
 /* DWD */ { JE_SYN, JE_SYN, PS_AST, PS_AR, JE_SYN, JE_SYN, PS_KEY, JE_SYN,
             JE_SYN, JE_SYN, JE_SYN, JE_SYN, JE_SYN, JE_SYN, JE_SYN, JE_SYN,
             JE_NOT_JSON_CHR, JE_BAD_CHR},
-/* KEYX*/ { JE_EOS, PS_KNMX, PS_KNMX, PS_KNMX, JE_SYN, PS_KNMX, PS_KNMX, JE_SYN,
+/* KEYX*/ { JE_EOS, PS_KNMX, PS_KNMX, PS_KNMX, PS_KNMX, PS_KNMX, PS_KNMX, JE_SYN,
             PS_KNMX, PS_KNMX, PS_KNMX, PS_KNMX, PS_KNMX, PS_ESCX, PS_EKYX, PS_KNMX,
             JE_NOT_JSON_CHR, JE_BAD_CHR},
 /* KNMX */{ JE_EOS, PS_KNMX, PS_KNMX, PS_KNMX, PS_KNMX, PS_KNMX, PS_KNMX, JE_SYN,