--- a/contrib/win32/mercurial.ini
+++ b/contrib/win32/mercurial.ini
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@ hgext.win32text =
 
 [encode]
 ; Encode files that don't contain NUL characters.
-** = cleverencode:
+
+; ** = cleverencode:
 
 ; Alternatively, you can explicitly specify each file extension that
 ; you want encoded (any you omit will be left untouched), like this:
@@ -28,7 +29,8 @@ hgext.win32text =
 
 [decode]
 ; Decode files that don't contain NUL characters.
-** = cleverdecode:
+
+; ** = cleverdecode:
 
 ; Alternatively, you can explicitly specify each file extension that
 ; you want decoded (any you omit will be left untouched), like this: