diff --git a/src/insets/InsetNomencl.cpp b/src/insets/InsetNomencl.cpp
index e4394f460c..05a5dea8cd 100644
--- a/src/insets/InsetNomencl.cpp
+++ b/src/insets/InsetNomencl.cpp
@@ -65,10 +65,10 @@ ParamInfo const & InsetNomencl::findInfo(string const & /* cmdName */)
 	if (param_info_.empty()) {
 		param_info_.add("prefix", ParamInfo::LATEX_OPTIONAL);
 		param_info_.add("symbol", ParamInfo::LATEX_REQUIRED,
-				ParamInfo::ParamHandling(ParamInfo::HANDLING_ESCAPE
+				ParamInfo::ParamHandling(ParamInfo::HANDLING_LATEXIFY
 							 | ParamInfo::HANDLING_INDEX_ESCAPE));
 		param_info_.add("description", ParamInfo::LATEX_REQUIRED,
-				ParamInfo::ParamHandling(ParamInfo::HANDLING_ESCAPE
+				ParamInfo::ParamHandling(ParamInfo::HANDLING_LATEXIFY
 							 | ParamInfo::HANDLING_INDEX_ESCAPE));
 		param_info_.add("literal", ParamInfo::LYX_INTERNAL);
 	}